Reduced heating a cooling costs could make building underground cheaper in the long run.
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scarabic@lemmy.world 15 hours agoDo you want to suggest a measurement scheme in which underground building is cheaper? As is I don’t understand your point.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Do you consider lifetime costs? Do you consider the value of biological services of an undisdturbed land surface amd habitat? Do you consider the value of a lifetime of energy savings for heating and cooling? Do we factor climate change opportunity costs? Do you consider the disaster resilience of a subterranian building built once vs the multiple constructions of a tornado or hurricane built?
Sometime what seems cheapest can be the most expensive.