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Japan may be too far on the disposable end. Apparently buying used is a bad thing so they rebuild every 20 years or so.
by paulryanrogers 4y ago
Japan may be too far on the disposable end. Apparently buying used is a bad thing so they rebuild every 20 years or so.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoThat depends entirely on the specifics. The Japanese aren't so crazy they'd toss good buildings to the fishes once they hit the 20 years. They just don't put the same value on old building materials as Europeans and North Americans do.
- byw 4y agoMy guess is that due to earthquakes and typhoons, there's a lot more pressure to keep building codes up-to-date with state of the art. In North America so much of how we build is dictated by traditions.