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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by justinclift on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:25AM (#37927196)
Wonder how well the houses shown here withstand earthquakes?
Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by gizmo on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:29AM (#37927227)
Presumably not very well, because the houses have no real foundation. But when you look at a seismic hazard map you'll see that earthquakes don't happen in large swaths of the world.
Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by beAbU on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:28AM (#37927220)
Forget about that, lets start with rain resistance.
Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by michaelt on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:59AM (#37927423)
The secret is "be in a reasonably dry climate" - this video is about construction in Africa, after all.

There are adobe structures dating all the way back to 500 BC [1] - if you've got the climate of Iran or Yemen or New Mexico it holds up adequately, especially if you only need a single storey.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe

Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by cvccvroomvroom on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @01:47PM (#37932155)
A lack of rain resistance won't kill you suddenly. If mud brick or cave technology were so amazing, we'd all be living that way still. A better way would be to build structurally-sound, partially underground to moderate seasonal temperatures, against wind, hail, and forest fires, and placed to prevent floods.
Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by cvccvroomvroom on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @01:42PM (#37932079)
Just ask all of the Moroccans and Afghanis who are now homeless and lost entire families recently.