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Originally Posted by NALEM
I'm not an engineer, but I think the homes built on the West Coast of USA/CA use wood framing because of the flexibility needed due to frequent earth quakes in the region. North East Coast family and friends seem to have concrete block structures due to stronger winter conditions and a lack of earth quakes.
A home we have in Europe, has 50cm reinforced concrete in the basement, and 30cm on 1st and 2nd floors.
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Well, the likelihood of an earthquake is probably a bit smaller than a fire as fires occur all the time in that area .. + you can still build a house that will stand an earthquake while no wooden house can survive a fire