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Re:Japanese Dome House by ginko on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:01PM (#29300180)
>World's first! The fourth new material following wood, iron, and concrete.

..and stone, and brick, and glass, and adobe, and straw, and fabric..

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Re:Japanese Dome House by nagisa on Sunday November 21, 2021 @07:50PM (#29301412)
Not to mention that polystyrene is very widely used as an insulation material for regular box-shaped houses today. Sure, not load bearing, but I would trust a wooden or concrete structure for load bearing much more than a polystyrene one, anyway.

(Not to mention that polystyrene does not have any of the sustainability – which is all the rage nowadays – benefits either)

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Re:Japanese Dome House by jacquesm on Sunday November 21, 2021 @07:55PM (#29301448)
It is actually used in load bearing applications as well, EPS parts can be made with up to 60 psi load carrying capacity (which borders on magic to me).
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Re:Japanese Dome House by jojobas on Sunday November 21, 2021 @08:31PM (#29301708)
Paper. It's Japan after all.
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Re:Japanese Dome House by Lhiw on Sunday November 21, 2021 @06:17PM (#29300769)
... and dirt/mud.
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Re:Japanese Dome House by traverseda on Sunday November 21, 2021 @08:28PM (#29301682)
Adobe was already mentioned.
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