The US makes homes with wood while the rest of the world uses cement blocks. Are there any added benefits over either?
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It’s about tradition and cost.
In Europe wooden houses are associated with low classes while masonry with upper classes, so wooden houses are traditionally seen as inferior.
Even if that tradition is changing, Europe has lot of masons and few framers, so due to work costs, wood framed houses tend to cost more then brick and cement ones.
US don’t have this traditions, and they have developed industry for wooden houses, so in most cases they go for cheaper solution.
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