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    18 days ago

    Low rises are cheaper to make than high-rises. If you’re going to need a full steel frame might as well put it somewhere it can take advantage of it.

    To be clear: wood stick frame is okay up to ~5-6 floors, not 2-3

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    18 days ago

    We are out of room. We need more agri land, more preserved wild land. We either need increased density, more planetary surface, or fewer people. Pick.