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limomium | 5 years ago

Yeah but if you're building a house, you need the bricks anyway. Why not make your walls a battery while at it?

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war1025|5 years ago

Are there still places where brick construction is common?

Any semi-modern building I've seen in my area is wood-frame with maybe a decorative brick facade on part of a wall.

I can't imagine the cost of building a brick house makes any financial sense when compared to more modern construction methods.

Am I wrong in this?

MetallicCloud|5 years ago

I'm no expert, but anecdotally in Australia I see lots of brand new brick houses.

frosted-flakes|5 years ago

In southern Ontario, Canada, the vast majority of houses are stick-built with complete brick facades on all sides of the house. This is even the case on "cheap" subdivision houses that are 4 feet apart.

morsch|5 years ago

I think it's very common in Germany, though I can't find any source to confirm my intuition.

SEJeff|5 years ago

Many parts of the US prefer the aesthetics of brick. It isn't about the cost.