I wouldn’t consider bricks better than wood. Especially in an earthquake prone area. Now, steel - that would be better. But if thinking about the future I thi

I wouldn’t consider bricks better than wood. Especially in an earthquake prone area. Now, steel - that would be better. But if thinking about the future I think wood framing is superior. In many places in Europe the old brick or stone homes have a lot of issues by modern standards and they are expensive to renovate. They tend to have floor plans that made sense 200+ years ago but not today. Like small rooms to better conserve fireplace heat. But again, it’s very difficult to renovate these homes to have a sensible, modern floor plan. Old wood frame homes are fairly easy to renovate either to modernize or to renovate.