[Homestead] Responses to preserving poles in the ground
KNat
knat at sprintmail.com
Fri Nov 2 15:57:59 EST 2007
Gene GeRue wrote:
> This raises the issue of personal philosophy. Builders and
> contractors typically build a structure according to code, which
> means the building will stand through one or two mortgages. We
> individuals building for our own use typically strive to make a
> structure that will last as long as we expect to use it and sell it
> or maybe long enough for our children to use it. Concrete is
> expensive; it contains a fair amount embedded energy in the cement
> and it must be installed in good forms with the right mix ratio and
> the drainage that Don wrote about. Perfect drainage and strong,
> reinforced concrete can create the bottom of a building that will
> last centuries.
>
> It's a choice.
Sustainability would say build to last as long as regenerating the
materials it is from.
Peace,
Kathyann
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