why build 3 residential buildings when you can build one that is three times as tall?

Question

Residential buildings in my country are very short but are too many and make up an entire village. Why not save precious space, foundation materials and costs by building a much taller residential skyscraper?

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Answer 1

Building beyond a few floors gets a lot more expensive than several shorter buildings, both to build and to maintain. You gotta lift all the construction materials and workers, you gotta make foundations and lower walls a lot stronger, you need more floor space for stairs and elevators. You need extra pumps for water, and wastewater pipes need “steps” because a poop that falls down 20 floors can do some real damage.

Once the building is made, you need more energy to run the elevators and to pump water up.