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Our Underground Future (2012)

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Re: Our Underground Future (2012)

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Post by Teknomancer »

Going below the surface has been a big thing in London for a while now, it's real estate so limited and above ground so expensive. Many of the most posh neighborhood townhouses in London have deep multi-floor underground layers.

With an environment that seems to be continually warming and becoming more hostile, going underground will probably become a natural defense that humans will take as we retreat from the harsh heat, wildfires, etc.

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Teknomancer wrote: post #3

Going below the surface has been a big thing in London for a while now, it's real estate so limited and above ground so expensive. Many of the most posh neighborhood townhouses in London have deep multi-floor underground layers. With an environment that seems to be continually warming and becoming more hostile, going underground will probably become a natural defense that humans will take as we retreat from the harsh…

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Post by wakawaka28 »

01HNNWZ0MV43FF wrote: post #6

Isn't it expensive to build underground?

Yes. You have to dig, possibly using explosives to blast through rock, and install more supports, ventilation, drainage, etc. In many places you need a lot of concrete to support the structure too. You might think you're getting walls almost for free, but that doesn't happen often.
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