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Along with the majority of houses in suburban and rural areas having metal (Colourbond) roofs and brick walls means that the issue of embers discussed in the ar
by epilogue 8y ago
Along with the majority of houses in suburban and rural areas having metal (Colourbond) roofs and brick walls means that the issue of embers discussed in the article would not be as dangerous to homes.
- el_benhameen 8y agoBrick walls are unfortunately not a good choice in earthquake-prone California.
- eftychis 8y agoWhat you are forgetting here is that people and the market build houses with a short lifespan in mind. They could as easily build new houses with reinforced concrete. And if there was that much earthquake consideration you would see support structures and dampeners as part of the regulation in non-trivial buildings (https://resources.realestate.co.jp/buy/earthquake-building-codes-and-technology-in-japan/ https://resources.realestate.co.jp/buy/earthquake-building-c...) (Also see regulation in Greece and Italy -- https://earthquaketrack.com/p/greece/recent https://earthquaketrack.com/p/greece/recent). The real estate market forces cheap wooden houses. It is not tradition or earthquakes... I feel here in California there is dangerous complacency regarding earthquakes (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/02/03/america-is-not-prepared-for-the-next-big-earthquake https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/02/03/america-i...). People fear them but the rarity has transformed the fear into wishful thinking and avoidance.