07-08-2009, 01:57 AM
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Originally posted by JWFITZ
False security. Lava zone one? Do you want to permit a titanium house with the same tile they build the shuttle out of? Don't think that's extreme. I engineer a lot of crazy crap, it's wholly doable to design a house that will withstand a lava flow. It will cost, well, 200 million dollars, off the cuff.
Why not just build high atop concrete columns? When the lava passes under the house it simply raises the lot elevation. One could build it in modules and you can have it removed before the lava strikes and move it to a temporary location until things cool back down.
So... I say buy two lots in differing locations and build modules that are within the limits of a crane. No need to spend 200 million and you never have to be homeless either, nor does the bank have to worry about lava insurance, just get some cheapy emergency house moving insurance, Loyds can make up any policy you desire.
No need to fear Madam Pele... completely respect and understand her ways and she never could or would harm you. She's got a job to do like anyone else, she simply has no concept of our presence here, that's all, it's nothing personal. [
]E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.