• @Squizzy
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    11 year ago

    We have absolutely made strides in material technologies for construction over the last 50 years. Take asbestos for example.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      Asbestos has some pretty insane properties, though. Just a shame it causes cancer when disturbed and inhaled.

      As a building material? What’s even better than asbestos in terms of the trifecta of sound/heat isolation, bulk, melting point, and structural soundness? Aerogel?

      • @Squizzy
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        11 year ago

        Not just that but internal insulation and fireguarding has come a long way.