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Re:The Whole Problem Is That There Is No Housing Boom In Sil... by wes-exp on Friday May 03, 2013 @07:30PM (#5653254)
Sorry, by "buildings" I wasn't specifically referring to steel towers. Obviously these aren't merely made of wood.

Whether we're talking about one and two story constructions, or tall towers, I still feel that there must be room for "more, better, faster, cheaper" through technology here. I won't be satisfied until everyone can afford (but not necessarily chooses to purchase) their own mansion-sized living space, cheaply.

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Re:The Whole Problem Is That There Is No Housing Boom In Sil... by coldtea on Friday May 03, 2013 @07:48PM (#5653324)
Were I'm from NO building is made of wood period.

I don't get why Americans pay top dollars for "houses" made of wood, plastic, etc, and with crappy construction (I've lived in several all around the US).

I'd take EU-style bricks, concrete, stones, etc any day of the week.

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Re:The Whole Problem Is That There Is No Housing Boom In Sil... by ohazi on Friday May 03, 2013 @08:33PM (#5653443)
Where I'm from we have earthquakes.
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Re:The Whole Problem Is That There Is No Housing Boom In Sil... by coldtea on Friday May 03, 2013 @11:12PM (#5653808)
Which is orthogonal.
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Re:The Whole Problem Is That There Is No Housing Boom In Sil... by SupremumLimit on Saturday May 04, 2013 @06:08PM (#5656478)
No it's not. For example, the vast majority of 1-2 storey buildings in New Zealand have wooden framing, because it allows seismic resistance at a relatively low cost.

Most people that died in the Christchurch earthquake a couple of years ago were killed by falling bricks and stone, and a couple of collapsed concrete block buildings.

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