Why use green houses in hot tropical countries?

I have never been to Japan but I understand that numbered houses and apartments are not used there, and thats pretty common evidently in the rest of the world. So how do you address a letter to a person in Japan so that it gets to their home, or their...

If people in third world countries build their houses with iron and concrete, why people in rich countries still use wood? why do they live in houses that get blown by the wind, ...show more

Why U.S. build houses using wood? In South American countries often use brick, cement and iron columns. It is unfortunate that in the U.S. have houses destroyed by typhoons and ...show more

Many people are perfectly happy to live in this country, claim benefits paid for by taxpayers, live in free counsil houses, use our NHS service, send their children into government supported education system. But how many of those same people respect...

Hey guys I have a really important question to ask and it's been on my mind for a good while, so I'm going to lay out absolutely everything thats troubling me I'd like as many opinions on the matter and what my political stance is in the world because...

I need to get a general sense of the primary building materials used for housing in a few different countries around the world. I'm looking for suggestions on where to find this type of information. Specifically, the countries I'm looking for are Colombia...

why do developed countries use more fossil fuels then less develped countries, and which are the countries that use the most amount of fossil fuels in thw world...any extra ...show more

I went to the Dominican Republic recently, and I noticed that most of the houses were built with cement blocks rather than wood framing (which is the most common method of home construction in the United States). I am just wondering why do the 2 countries...

I want to buy a prepaid cell phone to use as a backup/emergency phone and then maybe take it with me for int'l travel. So far I've decided: -Quad band is the way to go to ensure maximum versatility around the world -While in the states, I want to use...