Building Structures to Last
When a structure is built, specifically the large commercial buildings, part of the cost is the cost of tearing down the structure. This to me is so crazy! And what made me want to write a post about it is something that happened right here in the town I am in. There is a regional chain that is basically like a Home Depot, except, like I said, regional. Within the past month, the old store has closed down, been torn down, and the new one already has a very large section of the cement shell built. They are building a much bigger store, so I do not understand why they just did not build an addition. Environmentally, an addition makes a lot more sense. Plus the old building, which was still in great shape and function, was completely thrown away. I personally think there is something seriously wrong with this thinking that we can just continue to do this.