i don’t think their intention is to keep them empty. not the worst thing to spend co2 on.
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Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 days agoJust a reminder that concrete releases huge amounts of CO2 as it cures. Empty cities don’t help anyone.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Their intention was to bolster the economy with busy work, but that’s not a long term solution.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
busywork making houses ahead of time is pretty good tbh.
id take that over ai or some shit.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s comparing Apples to Shampoo. To completely different concepts and it’s not an either/or situation.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Houses don’t stand long on their own. It takes a significant amount of time and money to keep these things from filling up with mold or collapsing.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It wasn’t even necessarily a bad idea given property growth, but it will be interesting to see what happens if they can’t stop population decline
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
cement releases large amounts of CO2 when it is being produced, i.e. when the cement powder is being produced from limestone.
later, when you mix the cement with water and sand to make concrete, it re-absorbs that CO2. you’ve got it backwards :D
grue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Another reason good urbanism and walkability is super important: the emissions don’t just come from the cars, they come from the excess roads themselves, too.