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For fired bricks, yes; I believe unfired mudbrick embodies about half the CO2 of concrete, although it hasn't got the strength of fired bricks. https://www.res

• birracerveza 3y ago
  Maybe this is why some cultures periodically set their homes on fire. Strengthens the walls, and it's also a very efficient cleaning method. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned_house_horizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned_house_horizon
  • Kbelicius 3y ago
    > Maybe this is why some cultures periodically set their homes on fire. Strengthens the walls Well, the wikipedia link that you provided says that there is no evidence for that claim since the houses were destroyed in the burning. Two possible explanations on wikipedia for why it was done are recycling of building material and symbolic end of houses.
• xxs 3y ago
  the remark was about "architects were blindingly obsessed", concrete is a 'better alternative'