I’d asked Stokes whether the technology challenges of designing a building to last 100+ years are more difficult today than they were in, say, 1900 — or if it’s as difficult, just different. He said the challenges might be more difficult today, but regardless, maybe technology is changing the solution: we shouldn’t try to design buildings today to last 100 years, but design them so they’ll last for, say, 20 years and then be replaced. — radar.oreilly.com
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Most of the houses around here don't even last 20 years.
These aren't tract houses, they are ultra-large "luxury" spec houses marketed from $5-20m. Most need major repairs with a few years and are torn down or massively renovated upon resale.
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