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Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl... by ethanbond on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:11PM (#29419011)
That’s why they build so small and spread out in Tokyo, and never with wood!
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Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl... by foobarian on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:20PM (#29419171)
Never say never, recently there has been a spate of news about engineered wood beams looking like pretty capable replacements for steel. Example: [1]

[1] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-mass-timber-the-buildin...

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