Lee Hong-yuan, a professor of civil engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU), adds that because Taiwan is prone to earthquakes and typhoons, steel and concrete construction is naturally more appealing for safety reasons.
台灣大學土木工程系教授李鴻源也指出，台灣地震、颱風頻仍，基於安全上的考量，牢靠、堅固的鋼筋水泥房子自然較受青睞。