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Re: sgt947 post# 4796

Friday, 05/13/2011 2:48:12 PM

Friday, May 13, 2011 2:48:12 PM

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Ask yourself why?
I want you to think about why hundreds of those mobile homes and most of the stick and brick
homes disappeared in Tuscaloosa a couple of weeks ago. They just vanished. And the insurance
companies are going to buy the same type mobile homes made with 2”x2” studs as a
replacement for those who were lucky enough to have survived and had tornado insurance.
Why do that? Ecomomics? For almost the same cost they could purchase and build a home
that was constructed differently, with alternative methods and technologies that could stand
225 mph winds or an 8.0 earthquake. We need to educate and we (MCE) need to be the
designer and builder or even better, the master planning firm and the developer. Acceptance of
“change” is our biggest obstacle. The building industry (here in the US) has big lobbyists and big
money and they construct with only the “bottom-line” as a goal. You would think that building
with “safety” is a common goal and an important issue, but it really is not. Using wood for
structural elements and fiberglass insulation for passive temperature protection are bad
practices. Period.
We build with 2”x2” welded steel tubing for strength and then we use Rigid Closed Cell
Insulation for passive temperature protection.

i am a trader, only a trader. my posts are my opinion and are not for sale.