Stone. It’s natural, subject only to the slow erosion of time.
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serenissi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
honestly I love bricks and hate concrete blocks.
btw what’s the most (not necessarily among these two) sustainable building material, lemmings?
Gork@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
ikidd@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Caves. We should all live in caves.
serenissi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
unfortunately there aren’t that nany caves out there and it’s hard to build new.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 10 hours ago
It isn’t hard, just use dynamite
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Yes, but most of us are going to die in climate change and water wars pretty soon.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 hours ago
While I’m a big fan of stone, I do have complicated feelings on the mining industry, so I’m not sure about how sustainable it is.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
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
Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well stone lasts forever barring someone turning big stones into little stones. So I think stone might still come out on top
dxdydz@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Cob and rammed earth are hard to beat if you’ve got the right environment for them
darcranium123@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Adobe is the best of you live in the right environment for it
serenissi@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
what?
Verat@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
serenissi@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
you definitely don’t want a subscription based building. oh wait
REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 day ago
Hemp
Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
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.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 hours 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.