Should we be worried?

[ding]

Of course.

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And they add that durability "without much extra cost?"

Your points were that structures should be made to withstand extreme weather events and that can be done without much extra cost.

 

[ding]

Of course.

The 5 Ways Log Homes Stand Up To Hurricanes, Tornadoes, And The Tests Of Time

Just hearing the words “log home” might take you back to pioneer days – picturing wood stoves, root cellars, housewives cooking while their husbands are out hunting dinner – but today’s log homes are a far cry from the more primitive, old-fashioned log cabins of yesteryear. In fact, evidence is...

www.weatherall.com

 

[Woodznutz]

And they add that durability "without much extra cost?"

Your points were that structures should be made to withstand extreme weather events and that can be done without much extra cost.

I've already made the case for mitigating those costs. Also, we need to create new building systems that wouldn't increase costs very much.

 

[Woodznutz]

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That looks more like a log shack than a log home.

 

[ding]

I've already made the case for mitigating those costs. Also, we need to create new building systems that wouldn't increase costs very much.

Your position was it can be done for not much more and you have not proven that at all. Not too mention log cabin homes would still be damaged by extreme weather events and be more costly to repair when they are.

You are losing badly.

 

[ding]

That looks more like a log shack than a log home.

It's just math. Strength of materials and forces. Logs aren't titanium. Maybe you should build a titanium home with no windows.

 

[Woodznutz]

Your position was it can be done for not much more and you have not proven that at all. Not too mention log cabin homes would still be damaged by extreme weather events and be more costly to repair when they are.

You are losing badly.

I think I'm winning the battle of ideas. And, you haven't proven that such structures would actually cost substantially more than 'stick-built' homes. Also, we need to define what 'substantially more cost' actually is, five, ten, twenty percent more? We can't know until we build and test comparative models.

 

[ding]

I think I'm winning the battle of ideas. And, you haven't proven that such structures would actually cost substantially more than 'stick-built' homes. Also, we need to define what 'substantially more cost' actually is, five, ten, twenty percent more? We can't know until we build and test comparative models.

If you can't tell that the market has already made that determination by what they are building now, I'll probably not be able to convince you otherwise. What you are describing as a battle ideas is more like a utopian fantasy that is divorced from reality.

 

[Woodznutz]

If you can't tell that the market has already made that determination by what they are building now, I'll probably not be able to convince you otherwise. What you are describing as a battle ideas is more like a utopian fantasy that is divorced from reality.

The wild weather, especially widespread flooding, may change the narrative. Anyway, not much will happen until the present real estate turmoil, and the economy in general, settles down.

 

[ReinyDays]

Light frame construction won't survive the earthquakes we can expect here ... but those earthquakes are so far apart it really is cost-effective to just keep rebuilding after every event ...we average a M 9.5 event every 300 years, last one was 325 years ago ... do the math ...

New Orleans fills to the brim every 50 years ... we keep pumping out the water and rebuilding because it is profitable to do so ... any port at the mouth of the Mississippi will flood every 50 years ... but we need port there, so we rebuild ...

Concrete works great in compression, 1/2" steel cladding works great in tension ... that'll survive any kind of weather except flood ...

 

[Woodznutz]

New Orleans fills to the brim every 50 years ... we keep pumping out the water and rebuilding because it is profitable to do so ... any port at the mouth of the Mississippi will flood every 50 years ... but we need port there, so we rebuild ...

Profitable for who?

(Pictured, Texas flood.)

 

[Woodznutz]

If you can't tell that the market has already made that determination by what they are building now, I'll probably not be able to convince you otherwise. What you are describing as a battle ideas is more like a utopian fantasy that is divorced from reality.

This should help make my point.

4 Types of Modern Concrete Homes (Plus Costs, Pros, Cons & Siding Options)

In America, modern concrete homes are becoming very, very popular. This makes a lot of sense, especially since, according to Chemistry World Magazine, concrete is the most widely-used building material in the world. From this

www.homestratosphere.com

 

[ReinyDays]

Profitable for who?

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(Pictured, Texas flood.)

Obviously not you ... but we knew that ...

 

[Woodznutz]

Obviously not you ... but we knew that ...

Obviously not the homeowners.

 

[Boo Radley]

lol. World food production has never been higher in history.

 

[ding]

This should help make my point.

4 Types of Modern Concrete Homes (Plus Costs, Pros, Cons & Siding Options)

In America, modern concrete homes are becoming very, very popular. This makes a lot of sense, especially since, according to Chemistry World Magazine, concrete is the most widely-used building material in the world. From this

www.homestratosphere.com

How so?

 

[ding]

The wild weather, especially widespread flooding, may change the narrative. Anyway, not much will happen until the present real estate turmoil, and the economy in general, settles down.

Wild weather? There's always been extreme weather. And nothing different will happen. The homes that exist aren't going anywhere.

 

[Woodznutz]

Wild weather? There's always been extreme weather. And nothing different will happen. The homes that exist aren't going anywhere.

Let's each declare ourselves the winner and move on.

 

[jc456]

I've already made the case for mitigating those costs. Also, we need to create new building systems that wouldn't increase costs very much.

no you didn't, you stated to me that you have no idea what those would include. Remember, I asked you for your designs, which you claimed you didn't have. So you have no fking idea clueless Joe.

 

[ding]

Let's each declare ourselves the winner and move on.

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