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> The flammability of your average US suburb has to rank somewhere near 1944 Tokyo. Funfact: in large parts of Central Europe (ex austrohungary), wooden homes
by Swizec 2y ago
> The flammability of your average US suburb has to rank somewhere near 1944 Tokyo.
Funfact: in large parts of Central Europe (ex austrohungary), wooden homes were banned after a series of large fires in the 1800’s. Brick was considered to give people a better chance.
Although it turns out that’s really bad for earthquakes …
- pkaye 2y agoYou can use reinforced masonry in earthquake areas. Unreinforced masonry is prohibited in California building codes. Probably can't retrofit that though.