> We used to make homes out of bricks, and we could do that again
Not in areas with earthquake building codes.
1. That’s not strictly true. Masonry construction isn’t impossible in earthquake regions, but it can’t be very tall and has to be reinforced. The details depend on the jurisdiction and building code. As an example consider the vast number of cinderblock commercial and light industrial buildings (mostly 1-2 story) throughout California.
2. Earthquake prone areas are a minority of the surface area of the earth. Suppose just the non-earthquake prone areas shifted significantly toward local masonry as a building material, that should still greatly reduce supply pressure for lumber.
Are you suggesting that this whole building be set on fire? Because unfired bricks are crap.
Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth
by throwaway316943 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:50PM
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Something like that could actually work. Bricks were often assembled into the kiln that would fire them. If you could figure out a way to efficiently bake these structures they would be incredibly durable and would require no additives since you would want to use all clay.
We used to make homes out of bricks, and we could do that again, now that lumber is expensive.