There are wooden houses that are centuries old. Reinforced concrete doesn't really have a reputation for lasting long. See https://theconversation.com/the-prob

There are wooden houses that are centuries old. Reinforced concrete doesn't really have a reputation for lasting long. See https://theconversation.com/the-problem-with-reinforced-concrete-56078 https://theconversation.com/the-problem-with-reinforced-conc... There are multiple books about it: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b15160/concrete-sustainability-per-jahren-tongbo-sui https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/b15160/conc... and https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781482271447/durability-concrete-cold-climates-pigeon https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/97814822714... Finally, here's a study doing the exact cost comparison: https://meridian.allenpress.com/fpj/article/70/4/482/454349/Comparison-of-Building-Construction-and-Life-Cycle https://meridian.allenpress.com/fpj/article/70/4/482/454349/... "...However, because of its estimated much higher end-of-life salvage value compared with the concrete building, the TLCC calculated for a 60-year study period reversed the cost and showed about a 2.4 percent cost advantage for the mass timer building. ..."