That's really strange. And means that America has a lot to learn from Europe in terms of construction. 😁 Or are your houses deliberately built so that there is no great destruction and losses from hurricanes, etc.?
In the country where I live, Bulgaria, and where it is very cold in winter, traditional construction is with bricks. I would not say that this is necessarily the best. Much depends on whether the builders themselves do their job well and conscientiously. Of course, insulation, which was not known in the old construction, plays a big role nowadays.
But what I've heard about other countries, the Scandinavians, for example, is that they build really well. And despite the cold outside, their houses are easily heated and very warm (I don't know how they achieve this - I haven't been there and I'm not familiar with their architecture).
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No, it's just because it's cheap for the builders, and not about quality or lowering the cost for people living in the houses at all. Houses like this cost hundreds of thousands of dollars - the average house price in my city, I just looked, is $568,178.
Some people say it's more eco-friendly to build with wood because it's renewable, rather than concrete, which causes a lot of carbon. But the developers building things really don't care about that, they just care about cost. They'd use concrete if it was cheaper.