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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (18 children)

honestly I love bricks and hate concrete blocks.

btw what's the most (not necessarily among these two) sustainable building material, lemmings?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Stone. It's natural, subject only to the slow erosion of time.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Caves. We should all live in caves.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    unfortunately there aren't that many caves out there and it's hard to build new.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I’d bet wood is better since if you use it for construction and farm it you can theoretically use it as a carbon sink, and it’s renewable.

    What’s the delta on mining and shaping stone vs lumber is the question

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Honestly, whatever makes the most sense with the materials in the local area. And then I don't mean what you can get from the local hardware store, but literally, what the earth in the area provides. If you have lots of clay, then brick would be best. If you have lots of big stones, then stone construction it'll be. If you're deep in the woods, then a wooden building would serve you just right. Maybe a combination of materials and techniques if you have options in the area.

    Bonus points if you can build in a way that passively optimises for managing things like moisture and temperature.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Thisss! You don't need to invent some crazy futuristic material when humans have been building sustainably for millenia. All you have to do is look into: 1. what material is avaible in the area? and 2. what enviromental factors do you need to take into account? If you're building in a hot area, the house needs to be able to stay cool. If you're building in a cold area, the house needs to be able to stay warm.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Adobe is the best of you live in the right environment for it

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    The mud bricks. They are BY FAR the cheapest to procure. No transportation fee because it's right next to your house, and no materials fee because it's free from the earth. It lasts decades with only minor patchwork repair needed. Anyone can do it and you can literally put up a house in a few days. It's so good at insulation it hardly needs any AC or Heating. So your costs are absurdly low compared to any other building material. You can straight up put up a house for $10k

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