RE: Cheap Today, A Burden for Hundreds of Years
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The lifespan of a building is determined by its cheapest component. Many construction companies use materials that will only last 40 years or so which means that their buildings will be torn down in the near term.
So, when we build with cheap plastic materials we doom ourselves to a world full of disposable buildings.
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In many cases, buildings are demolished not because materials fail structurally, but because of functional obsolescence, poor planning, or economic pressures. Longevity is therefore a design philosophy issue as much as a material issue
Disposable buildings are not caused by plastic alone. They are caused by short-term thinking 😁