Long-Term Building in Japan
Contrast with Japanese residential housing:<p>&gt; <i>An unusual feature of Japanese housing is that houses are presumed to have a limited lifespan, and are generally torn down and rebuilt after a few decades, generally twenty years for wooden buildings and thirty years for concrete buildings – see (§) regulations for details. Refurbishing properties, rather than rebuilding them, is a relatively uncommon practice in Japan, though its prevalence is increasing, indicating that attitudes towards older houses may be changing.[1]</i><p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Housing_in_Japan" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Housing_in_Japan</a><p>&gt; Raze, rebuild, repeat: why Japan knocks down its houses after 30 years<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;cities&#x2F;2017&#x2F;nov&#x2F;16&#x2F;japan-reusable-housing-revolution" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;cities&#x2F;2017&#x2F;nov&#x2F;16&#x2F;japan-reusabl...</a><p>&gt; Japanese Homes Aren’t Built to Last—and That’s the Point<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;robbreport.com&#x2F;shelter&#x2F;home-design&#x2F;japanese-homes-are-ephemeral-facing-demolition-just-22-years-in-heres-why-1234608438&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;robbreport.com&#x2F;shelter&#x2F;home-design&#x2F;japanese-homes-ar...</a>