5 ms·
> it is quite straightforward to engineer [wooden] things to be safe and give enough time for firemen to arrive. That time depends hugely on where you live.
by Jeff_Brown 5y ago
> it is quite straightforward to engineer [wooden] things to be safe and give enough time for firemen to arrive.
That time depends hugely on where you live.
- ceejayoz 5y agoWell, that's why local building codes exist. Don't build a ten story wood building two hours from the nearest fire station.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoRight, but I'm thinking more of whether you live in a developed country with decent public services. In huge swaths of the world building with pure wood is asking for a lot of trouble. (Happily (?) it's too expensive in most of those regions to be very popular.)