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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by strken on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:57AM (#37927416)
For fired bricks, yes; I believe unfired mudbrick embodies about half the CO2 of concrete, although it hasn't got the strength of fired bricks.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285041812_Embodied_...

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by birracerveza on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:07AM (#37927495)
Maybe this is why some cultures periodically set their homes on fire. Strengthens the walls, and it's also a very efficient cleaning method.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned_house_horizon

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by Kbelicius on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @09:11AM (#37928135)
> Maybe this is why some cultures periodically set their homes on fire. Strengthens the walls

Well, the wikipedia link that you provided says that there is no evidence for that claim since the houses were destroyed in the burning. Two possible explanations on wikipedia for why it was done are recycling of building material and symbolic end of houses.

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by xxs on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:26AM (#37927635)
the remark was about "architects were blindingly obsessed", concrete is a 'better alternative'
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