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Most competently-constructed buildings and bridges today could last for a thousand years. They still get built, and they take a lot more upfront capital invest
by mynameishere 12y ago
Most competently-constructed buildings and bridges today could last for a thousand years. They still get built, and they take a lot more upfront capital investment than any light bulb.
My guess: Buildings tend to be over-engineered because any failure will kill people. There's just no reason to buy a light bulb that will last longer than your own occupancy of a given place.
- transfire 12y ago> Most competently-constructed buildings and bridges today could last for a thousand years. That's not even remotely true. Without continual maintenance most of them would collapse in 100 years, maybe 200 on the outside. But that's not really the point. The real estate market is quite a different beast driven primarily by scarcity of space and location desirability.
- nitrogen 12y agoI think there's a missing "'nt" in the previous comment.