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Originally Posted by Spoiler
There are so many gigantic parking lots out there ripe for redeveloping. Since SA is supposed to be adding a million more people in the next twenty years, maybe a tipping point is not far away.
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SA should also start accepting that building down is a good thing too. Especially with the climate getting hotter. The reason there are basements in the north is so that foundations of buildings lie below the frost line, so that the foundation is resting on soil that doesn't change temperature greatly and cause cracks and other problems.
It also provides a floor in houses that maintains a somewhat more constant temperature throughout the year, even without heating in the winter. The same is true for cooling in the summer, and that's something people in the south could take advantage of in the increasingly hotter summers.