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roywiggins
on Jan 5, 2022
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How to design a house to last 1000 years
I'd carve it out of a cave somewhere.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/anglo-saxon-cave-house-sc...
rrobukef
on Jan 5, 2022
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Here is a testimonial about a modern cave home:
https://dengarden.com/misc/The-Pitfalls-of-an-Underground-Ho...
strken
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The dugouts in Coober Pedy are a modern example of this. I'll bet they're still there in 1000 years, albeit with damage to the exterior facades.
hwillis
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With .5" of monthly rainfall and nearly no seismic or insect activity to speak of, you could make
any
house in Coober Pedy last nearly forever.
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