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Wood Still Dominant Building Material Despite Fireproof Trend
The article argues wood remains the principal building material. It notes about 61 percent of last year’s permits used wood, with fire resisting materials making up the rest. The figures come from a Geological Survey report covering forty nine leading cities, and likely underestimate wood’s share in towns and suburbs. A for sale notice for a double barrel breech loading shotgun is appended.
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