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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Imagine a ceiling made of concrete falling on you versus a wood one.

That's... Unlikely. How many high rises have come down during hurricanes? It you're building a home with reinforced concrete walls that are tied to a solid foundation, it's not going to come down on you in a hurricane. A tornado might take the house down, but you're pretty fucked if a tornado hits your home regardless. As far as fires go, well, a wood-framed house burns down around you, so is that really any better than being baked in an oven? (Depending on how fast a fire moves, you may not lose a concrete or stone building.)

The biggest issue in a hurricane isn't the wind damage, it's the storm surge. A house made with reinforced concrete panels is going to be able to recover from that more easily than one that has a wooden frame and gypsum board or plaster; you don't have to replace concrete that gets wet.

Cost is very nearly the only driver for constructing houses out of stone, brick, or reinforced concrete. Ever priced out a stacked stone construction? I did, for a retaining wall; it was something like 100x more expensive than a pressure-treated wooden retaining wall. The retaining wall would have cost more than my house, in materials alone, never mind labor.