Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
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Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
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Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#2Loginwall.
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#3Loginwall.
click the 'web' link underneath the title, then the first link in google.
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#4Wait, aren't a lot of modern American "brick" buildings made with plywood covered with brick siding?
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#5Wait, aren't a lot of modern American "brick" buildings made with plywood covered with brick siding?
That is addressed in the article.
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#6Wait, aren't a lot of modern American "brick" buildings made with plywood covered with brick siding?
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Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#7Loginwall.
The "Wait, Google Sent Me" plugin works.
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#8The author admits to the limited comparison. I have a few other reasons:
1. We actually care if our buildings are insulated now and withstand earthquakes.
2. People are so wealthy here they don't have to get it right, they can always pay to do it over again. They don't care to put in the research to make sure it is done right. [0]
3. Corollary to #2, we don't need our buildings to last 100 years because we expect the area to be overtaken by increased density by then?
[0] CSB: Person tells about friend that bought house in Las Vegas just prior to 2008, has enormous cooling bill because house doesn't have overhang to protect southern exposure from the sun and HOA won't allow her to alter it. Asks why the government doesn't protect her. I ask why she didn't do a little more due diligence before spending $300k. He hadn't thought of it that way and considers it.
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#9Could it be survivor bias? What if the cheap shitty hundred-year-old buildings are torn down or covered in plaster or siding, thus leaving only the good specimens?
Re: Why has the quality of brick buildings declined in the last 100 years?
#10Survivorship bias is a really important caveat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
Many cheap brick buildings from 100 years ago are gone, where the high quality ones are more likely to remain.
Also, steel Lintel are often used over windows in brick buildings. They don't last as long, but are fine for cheap construction that is not expected to last. AKA the kinds of building that are unlikely to be around in 100 years.