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Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by bombcar on Saturday May 28, 2022 @11:30AM (#31541060)
There’s some of that in the US but the reality is that modern home construction is way ahead on energy usage, even if the homes aren’t built from solid timbers and boards.
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Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by lotsofpulp on Saturday May 28, 2022 @12:07PM (#31541414)
It is only on this forum that I have encountered this bizarre “all new construction is lower quality than all old construction” opinion.
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Re:Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (2018) by bombcar on Saturday May 28, 2022 @07:45PM (#31544890)
It exists elsewhere and with qualifications it can be correct. My sub-floorboards are inch+ thick solid oak. You’d never see that today.

But many other aspects of the house are annoying and silly.

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