tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post7675269534936393340..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: Garbage Warriorconcretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-66639535789579293832010-06-24T22:46:52.591-04:002010-06-24T22:46:52.591-04:00@gasstationwithoutpumps Actually his work in India...@gasstationwithoutpumps Actually his work in India is designed to survive a tsunami and most likely an earthquake too. You should watch the movie before judging too hard. When he talks about failure he is talking about leaks, not optimum temperature, and unpleasant sewer smells (he designs the waste to feed plants in the house). He has overcome these problems by the way.<br /><br />He is not talking about structure failure that endangers people's lives and property. And his clients choose to live in this kind of house.<br /><br />As a concrete finisher in my alternate life I can promise you that building codes do not always make sense and are extremely slow to adapt to change. I work for a contractor using insulated concrete forms (ICF's http://www.rvaluehomes.com/) and even though the forms have been around for years, they are still looked at skeptically by many architects and building inspectors.<br /><br />To my point schools function the same way-very slow to adapt to change and accept that there may be alternative ways to teach and learn.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-31935737830152587492010-06-24T14:22:49.559-04:002010-06-24T14:22:49.559-04:00I just hope he is not building in earthquake terri...I just hope he is not building in earthquake territory. Some of those designs look very dangerous in a quake.<br />Who pays the price (in lives and property) for failure? <br /><br />I, for one, am very glad for building codes and building inspection. Of course, the codes need to be updated every few years as new building techniques are developed and some old ones shown to be unsound. Building codes are no substitute for competent contractors, but they do have an important role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-34423088091283465532010-06-24T01:39:41.351-04:002010-06-24T01:39:41.351-04:00This is a movie I must watch. Thank you for sharin...This is a movie I must watch. Thank you for sharing this story. This story reminds me of the quotation, "The personal is the most universal." I can really relate to some of these comments. <br />@mmeveilleux (on Twitter)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com