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redk9258 Regular Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 3968 Loc: Troy, Illinois USA Send PM Re: It's beginning to look a lot like garage-mas... 12/12/10 07:06 PM Reply My 2 cents.. Wood structures are probably dominant in North America because of the abundance of lumber we had. People have learned how to build with it and done right lasts a long, long time. Older homes were not insulated very well because it was cheap to heat them when they were built. Modern homes are well insulated and sometimes built so tight, they have to have an air exchanger to bring fresh air into the house. In my area, I have starting to see a few homes built of concrete that is poured into Styrofoam forms. The forms stay in place and double as insulation. I think the main reason more homes are not built from concrete is cost. It has to be cheaper to build with lumber than concrete. Also a home that is properly built of lumber will survive much better than a masonry building during an earthquake because it can flex.

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