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minus-squareCelloMike@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoIf engineers had our way all buildings would look like this This is the ideal building. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like 😆
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoWhy not continue the brick shell at least to eye level? Why does it stop at waist level?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoThe real question is, why is there any brick at all? (The answer is almost certainly that somebody other than the engineer imposed the requirement.)
minus-square...m...@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days ago…masonry wainscots look tacky-as-heck but they provide impact and moisture resistance where it’s needed most…
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoIs masonry really cheaper than using a slightly thicker gauge of steel and a decent epoxy paint for the bottom few feet?
minus-squareAllYourSmurf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoBrick waterproof. Brick termite-proof. Brick fireproof.
minus-squarerecklessengagement@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoThis is what’s known in the Midwest as “tornado bait”
minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoDogshit R-factor, poor impact resistance, I mean that’s the obvious stuff lol Peak performance is highly dependent on who’s defining it 😝
minus-squareWanpieserino@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 days agoMy neighbour shop looks exactly like that. It went bankrupt cuz it’s ugly as fuck
minus-squareLetsdothisok@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days ago“Shop”? Depending on the type - and I don’t want to jump to conclusions - I doubt it being ugly was a major part of its bankruptcy.
If engineers had our way all buildings would look like this
This is the ideal building. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like 😆
Why not continue the brick shell at least to eye level? Why does it stop at waist level?
Brick expensive :(
panel cheap :)
The real question is, why is there any brick at all?
(The answer is almost certainly that somebody other than the engineer imposed the requirement.)
…masonry wainscots look tacky-as-heck but they provide impact and moisture resistance where it’s needed most…
Is masonry really cheaper than using a slightly thicker gauge of steel and a decent epoxy paint for the bottom few feet?
…it’s far more durable, mostly…
Brick waterproof.
Brick termite-proof.
Brick fireproof.
This is what’s known in the Midwest as “tornado bait”
Dogshit R-factor, poor impact resistance, I mean that’s the obvious stuff lol
Peak performance is highly dependent on who’s defining it 😝
My neighbour shop looks exactly like that. It went bankrupt cuz it’s ugly as fuck
“Shop”? Depending on the type - and I don’t want to jump to conclusions - I doubt it being ugly was a major part of its bankruptcy.