Comments by "@level Joe" (@leveljoe) on "Good Morning America"
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@archigal That depends on what type of building is being built. What is the purpose of the structure? Where it is going? What amount of money is going into it?
What is the owner's preference?
You could use titanium if you wanted to, but like I said, as soon as you put holes in it for windows and doors, attach it to a foundation, and cover it with a roof you have weak links that allow the structure to fail.
Not only that, you've also priced the average person out of that option for a new house.
You started this with the impression that brick is some magical building material. It is good for certain result, but protection from tornadoes is not one of them.
If you could design a building that you would be willing to guarantee that it would offer 100% protection from tornadoes, what would it cost per sq. ft. over traditional materials?
Waaasy too much.
Life is about practical solutions to common problems. In residential construction, brick is not it, wood reinforced with hangars, straps, and fasteners is. That is why it is used as often as it is. Tornadoes are a rare occurrence. They do happen from time to time and are worth making changes for. That is why building codes have changed, but there is no guarantee of safety.
You are basically saying those people died because they lived in building that are more than 30 years old. Should we kill the environment by rebuilding everything?
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