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Re:How to Engineer Buildings That Withstand Earthquakes by ravel-bar-foo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @07:16PM (#34918821)
That also means engineering, management and labor for construction are much reduced in cost, provided you can find domestic engineers working at domestic salaries and management which isn't corrupt.
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Re:How to Engineer Buildings That Withstand Earthquakes by dhikapow on Thursday February 23, 2023 @09:14PM (#34919855)
If labor is all that we have to worry then yes. But building materials prices are almost the same everywhere, so they still wouldn't be able to afford it
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Re:How to Engineer Buildings That Withstand Earthquakes by franciscop on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:37PM (#34920824)
Definitely not, a 2x1m plywood board in Tokyo cost ~$50, while the same one back in my hometown of Spain is $10 (despite the average wages being the same in both countries).
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