That's an interesting viewpoint that I hadn't really considered before. Of course, the US as a whole just isn't that old compared to most of Europe. So it's ha

That's an interesting viewpoint that I hadn't really considered before. Of course, the US as a whole just isn't that old compared to most of Europe. So it's hard for us to have buildings that are 300 or 500 years old - because no one was here that long ago. Not saying our current buildings won't last that long, we just don't know yet. And the idea that they are just going to crumble to the ground one day because they are made of wood seems a bit misguided to me.