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Partially and historically the US has had a lot of wood, the UK deforested early (we built a lot of ships and wooden structures) so we had to go to brick and sl
by noir_lord 8y ago
Partially and historically the US has had a lot of wood, the UK deforested early (we built a lot of ships and wooden structures) so we had to go to brick and slate quite early (also our climate is hell on wood without modern treatment).
Also the US climate is far more varied than the UK's so in some biomes wood makes sense.
- kitten_mittens_ 8y agoA lot of the interior West and SoCal where fires are the most intense is unforested. A good deal of the lumber used to build is shipped in from elsewhere. My home state of Idaho (the south) is largely cheatgrass, tumbleweeds, and sagebrush. None of which are useful for construction. All extremely flammable most of the year.