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interesting topic , I have ADHD sometimes I amlosing focus not just to learn but even conversations , I had to learn how to kep it under control

Thank you so so much for posting this. It is truly admirable- and especially as a working mom! I’ll be finishing my M.Arch soon and this is reassuring. I wish you well!

The main reason is because the city of los angeles since around 1850 has been in the US. Migrants from other parts of the US especially the east moved to LA and brought their customs. In eastern usa they build houses made of wood. Prior to around 1850 Los Angeles was a Mexicancity and the houses were constructed in a more sturdy way. When Los Angelesturned into a US city the migrants from Eastern usa were not going to build their houses like Mexicans. This is why wood is used in LA: it's an anglo cultural thing

This just tries to justify why houses in the richest country in the world are built with some of the cheapest materials, and sold at the highest possible price. Look no further, the only explanation is money. The USA is not the only country in the wold with wildfires, earthquakes, tornados and hurricanes. But it is the only developed country in which, when any of this happens, people's houses are systematically destroyed beyond recognition. There are concrete and brick building methods which can take those harsh conditions with way more chances of survival than the cheap timer framing method. As well, theese building methods can easly be designed with a way higher energy efficiency. And on the plus side, no structural maintenance is needed for at least 70 years. In many countries, renovating your roof is something almost unheard unless its accidentally damaged. Maybe, if unlucky, minor leaks may need small repairs. As most things in life, getting things done properly requieres money and time. All which is lacking ATM.

Just failed my electrical exam for the 4th time and its starting to get to me

I just got a 56/100 on an exam that’s worth 70% of my grade, and now I’m worried I’ll fail this class as I need to pass it :’) I have an exam for this class that’s out of 100, worth the other 30% and I’m scared I won’t average out to 50 as that’s what’s needed to pass 😢

Consider designing with cold formed steel instead of concrete. You can incorporate insulation while being seismically sound. 16:33 - Vamsi/ReMo Homes (Resilient & Zero Carbon Modular)

The red flag is that it’s falling apart

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is 1 hour enough to leave for the case studies?

Thank You very much! You help me a lot!

Absolute rubbish to suggest its flexibility. Thousands of properties in earthquake probe countries use brick and stone . Skyscrapers are not built out of wood...yet they have flexibility.

Enjoyed this video! It was so impactful, great job.

I think container homes can withstand both earthquakes and wildfires. since shipping containers are designed to be stacked on cargo ships, you can stack enough to build yourself an LA type mansion.

Is it normal for an architecture company to not disclose with their employees their contracts w/ clients? btw we have the same rocking chair. ill take that as a good sign.

what if the fence was 'engineered wood'? isn't that a sort of plastic?

If you 'went to Ivy League schools', name them.

I loved this video! I believe that some offices are more toxic than others. However, I agree that our mindset can influence so much on how we feel.

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Building fireproof homes is simple. Pumicecrete is by far the best building material on the planet. Pumicecrete is by a mixture of pumice cement and water mixed and poured into a set of reusable forms walls are poured from 12"to 24" thick. Pumicecrete is fireproof termite proof rust rot and mold proof non toxic and has a high R value and good sound attenuation solid poured walls means no critters can live in your walls Pumicecrete can be built for a fraction of the cost and time and pumice is one of the few building materials that can go directly from the mine to the job site ready to use without any additional possessing and zero waste. California has plenty of pumice. Global pumice in Olancha CA Take care Ray

I’ve wanted to become an architect since I was 11, i’m just concerned about the high student loan debt coming out of college.. Do you have any advice? Thank you

Also Tom Hanks’s house survived. Will you be talking about that?

I'm a builder and I think more homes should be designed by architects, I've seen so many plans by so called "designers" that are ugly, non sensible and often not acceptable to obtain permits. A good architect is worth the added cost, and the peace of mind that comes from working with a professional.

There are timber frame houses with brick fill between the posts beams and braces which have endured through 500 years of earthquakes along the Mediterranean. These often have slate or tile roofing. Rebar would have to be carbon fiber since the military grade energy weapons used to burn Los Angeles would react to steal rebar in the concrete and destroy the buildings as was the case in Maui where all steel buildings completely surrounded by paved parkinglot were disintegrated, while in the case of concrete structures the concrete exploded from the over heated rebar inside it.

Stupid reason. She is ignorant

In Puerto Rico, we build houses with concrete, including the roof. These homes are low maintenance and last longer without needing repairs. You don’t need to replace the roof; you just need to apply a treatment similar to paint. This means lower property insurance costs. Also in PR, we have hurricanes and earthquakes. They are also built to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes without significant damage. I was in Puerto Rico during December 2018 when a 7.0 earthquake occurred. It was in the news. My concrete house resisted without any damage. Nobody is complaining whem the big buldings in the US are constructed of concrete or brick. In the continental U.S., the system seems designed to protect the private interests of banks and construction companies. They are making a lot of money that way.

I come from San Juan, Argentina, a very seismic region. The city suffered a major earthquake in 1944 and was practically destroyed. After that, they began building with an anti-seismic code. Houses in San Juan are made of bricks, concrete, and very strong structural steel beams. They are designed to move with the earthquakes, preventing walls from cracking. After the city was rebuilt, we were hit by a major earthquake in 1977, and there was basically no damage to the city. More recently, in 2021, another earthquake struck, and the houses and buildings remained intact. It's rare to see houses completely burned down when there is a fire and we've never seen an entire neighborhood catch fire. I think in the U.S., there is an economic reason for building with wood that is difficult to change. The entire industry relies on wood, prioritizing lower costs and faster construction over building more fire- and earthquake-resistant neighborhoods.

There are Fire resistant vents (Vulcan Vents) that can be used in new or retrofitted into existing homes. Eaves can be soffited. Fire resistant paints and coatings. ruclips.net/video/_DSYlJ523vE/видео.htmlsi=_8FXST3b5YOorG1F

This is bullshit. Go back to college

Please stop gesticulating. You're not Italian and it's distracting.

They used to call Manhatten a concrete jungle 😂..

Does the building codes at least require that the wood is treated to be fire resistant? (In South Africa, wood houses is rare enough that there is a perception that they might uninsurable...) (Apparently, the can be insured if compliant with the relevant standard, which seems to require concrete foundations and treated wood)

You are beyond an inspiration to me. I have now passed 3/6 exams as of today in your order, following your videos. I cannot thank you enough for making your content available and to see this side of your journey is truly inspiring. If the world makes a list of GOATs your name best be on that list in my book!

Thanks!

A mitigation effort to prevent embers from entering a vent is to install hardware cloth across the opening.

There is wood cladding that is rated Tyoe 1, “Fire resistive.” Concrete and steel are typical Type 1 materials.

Wood sways but does not fall down in earthquakes. Brick falls down in earthquakes. Steel framing is best.

Yeah i was curious because i watched a vid and realised their fire place was still standing and was confused. I had no idea that bricks werent the main building matrial in other places because their all i see here. Makes sense about the earthquakes. Its horrible to think how many homes were torn down by those fires. I hope everyones ok...

Not convinced. Japan has a lot more sismic activity and they have concrete buildings. Some million dollar masions burnt like a pile of matches. Architects are not doing their job there.

Its a garage style

What abt some kind of water sprinkling device for the outside of the roof or grounds that can saturate against embers? Does this exist for the outside?

If we’re going to be talking about logic, it would have been logical to NOT cut funding to the california fire departments and to RESERVE water. Also despite all the regulations, it doesn’t apply to the homeless living in tents or less.

Concerning the image that you showed: only the front is in wood, the sides are made with concrete materials.

I'm sacred of failing my exams beacuse. I'll be taken since the government will think my mother isn't suitable for me and I'll be taken to my father which I hate..

I studied architecture in canada and ended up living in romania. I can tell you thst no matter how poor ans devatated romania wad in the past decades, their building practices still outperform ours.

Well said, thank you for this valuable information

Look south to Mexico and check out their houses.

*BUILD A FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST* but yes very most excellent points here #emergency_51 and of course everyone knows why the Fire Departments weren't built first in this matter and why no one *AND I MEAN NO ONE* has any sympathy for this matter and how it played out in the least #paved_paradise (put up a parking lot) 😊😊

Ferris Concrete can be used for pillars every thing a mansion needs cheaper..

The building codes in california are not the cutting edge of engineering; they're what was legislated. I was inside the wood-frame house in Malibu in the 1974 earthquake. The whole house shook back and forth, things fell off shelves, the earth rumbled, it seemed like it would never stop, but there was no sense that the house was at risk, the timber frame just shook like trees in a woods, it had zero trouble with a shakey shake. That said, 4 inch continuous exterior batons of rockwool and exterior steel cladding is an economic nearly fireproof exterior skin that easily transforms a timber frame in to a beast. Just as well, it could be building code to have an exterior property roof-fire sprinkler kept tested annually by law. Building codes make things more expensive, so you want cheap combustible plastic, or solid rebar reinforced gabion baskets.