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If you think that's wild, consider that the standard practice in Japan is to buy land and build new...even if that means tearing down the building that is curre
by IggleSniggle 3y ago
If you think that's wild, consider that the standard practice in Japan is to buy land and build new...even if that means tearing down the building that is currently built there. As a result, buildings are built more according to the rules of fashion, and building to last longer than the current occupant would seem like a foolhardy waste of money.
- kalleboo 3y agoAlthough one thing to keep in mind is that earthquake-proofing building standards are also renewed about once per generation. I would absolutely refuse to let my family live in a house built before the post-Hanshin 2000 reforms (just look at the houses collapsed in the recent Noto earthquake, most of them predated even the earlier 1981 reforms)