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 is about what Materials are available to you. The Americans have access to lots of quality timber. At the same time, there are less places that yield appropriate clays for bricks etc. In Europe we had a thing with using our quality timber for building boats so we could trade and/or go to war with our neighbors. There is also ample access to clay rich soils to make bricks from. So a significant part of Europe used the wood for boats, and had an alternative for the houses. The Americans didn’t do the boat thing to the same extent because it is such a recent country and the lack of nearby countries or fight.
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