Just to reiterate my angst that getting people away from standardized building approaches will be the biggest hurdle in the building of a
house as massive as this. Getting your mods through building and safety would be quite a sight to behold. But it also depends on which city you are in.
If you live in LA, they'll tell you what doesn't meet code, nicely circle a preprinted checklist in red and send you on your way to return when
you have thought long and hard about going against their well trod ways. IF you live in, Beverly Hills for example, the checker will take you by the
hand and go over any insufficiencies, and possibly sign off that a law isn't applicable in your case. (Sidenote: this has been done before, in other places.
The animated signs at Hollywood and Highland *are* against LA building code. It falls under the precedent that the video billboards would distract drivers,
and cause a safety hazard. But if you pour enough money on a problem and know the city council member for that district, there isn't much
that you can't get around. But I digress.) Finding a contractor that has experience with the desired specs would also be another hurdle.
IF the crew isn't familiar with the process, then little (or big) mistakes might occur that you may not know of until 50 years down the line.
The biggest thing going for a project like this is that it's a personal dwelling, and *you* have the final say. IF you don't have a problem with a rebarless
structure, go for it! Its just the public at large will be waiting until your house crumbles into dust and their skepticism is validated.
Getting people away from the norm is difficult as well as another topic altogether.
Steel reinforced concrete is not "far better" for long term use by any rational standpoint. It stretches, pulls, fractures
from within. And that's if it is kept perfectly dry every single day that it exists.
But don't mind me. I was just discussing this exact subject with a civil engineer last night and framing that
conversation around thoughts from ones I've had with authorities as varied as the senior job site engineer for
rebuilding the Statue of Liberty and folks from the Millenium Clock Project at the MIT Media Lab.
hehee It's funny, 'cause it's true.
So how many other conversations end up on slashdot the day after? Squid Inc. naw not yet
I would open a store that would be one part herbal tea (and coffee to, I guess) shop, one part studio space for local artisans and craftsman to sell their work, one part work space for painting/ceramics/glass-work/metal-work/etc.
But in pursuing this backlash - they've also completely vilified men, and dominance, and competitveness in general. Any place where these traits are displayed is now evil, backwards, and contributing to "enslaving women". A woman who is, herself, submissive, becomes shamed by her role, as if she's betraying her own kind.
I don't think that it is a case of dominance, that implies subjugation of another. I believe that the so called "woman's movement" is more about assertiveness. Letting people know that it is OK to contradict the current societal norms. It is about making decisions based on your own merit, not what people think that you should do.
Sometimes, changes in thinking can take on an exaggerated form of the original intent.
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The biggest thing going for a project like this is that it's a personal dwelling, and *you* have the final say. IF you don't have a problem with a rebarless structure, go for it! Its just the public at large will be waiting until your house crumbles into dust and their skepticism is validated. Getting people away from the norm is difficult as well as another topic altogether.
But don't mind me. I was just discussing this exact subject with a civil engineer last night and framing that conversation around thoughts from ones I've had with authorities as varied as the senior job site engineer for rebuilding the Statue of Liberty and folks from the Millenium Clock Project at the MIT Media Lab.
hehee It's funny, 'cause it's true.
So how many other conversations end up on slashdot the day after?
Squid Inc. naw not yet
Ahh, this question is the stuff of daydreams...
I would open a store that would be one part herbal tea (and coffee to, I guess) shop, one part studio space for local artisans and craftsman to sell their work, one part work space for painting/ceramics/glass-work/metal-work/etc.
Sounds fun, maybe I'll try this someday soon.
I don't think that it is a case of dominance, that implies subjugation of another. I believe that the so called "woman's movement" is more about assertiveness. Letting people know that it is OK to contradict the current societal norms. It is about making decisions based on your own merit, not what people think that you should do.
Sometimes, changes in thinking can take on an exaggerated form of the original intent.