06-04-2008, 12:38 AM
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There is very little new const of buildings with lava rock, although the material is readily available in Puna, the labor is $$$$ and there are problems with uniformity of the material & construction for earthquakes for code work. Many of the total failures in structures in the Oct. '06 earthquake were older lava rock constructions. Many of those structures are still awaiting repairs.
I would assume that the older structures were build "pre-code"; When you say "very little", does that mean there is some, but just in high end houses? And since I know there are some unpermitted structures out there, do you know of any that were built of stone?