Cost of Building
I had seen a meme about paying money to fix Notre Dame while children starved. The assumption was that no building was worth the cost of a human life. And although it seems like a good idea, it got me thinking. Can we look at our society and really believe this?
I remember hearing something about a flag being raised on a building while in process, and as long as the flag is up, that means on one was killed in the process of building the building. If I also remember hearing about five people dying in the process of building the Mackinac Bridge. If we look at the meme point of view, how do we justify building anything? How can we have the audacity to say, "I know this building will kill people, but I want it anyway?"
Does it make a difference if the building is "Good for society?" Can we more easily look the other way for a bridge than a casino? Is it more tolerable for an apartment building as opposed to an office building? How about a luxury apartment building?
Most of the "dangerous" buildings seem to be focused upon the rich in society. I don't often hear about people getting killed building a single family home. But it is almost assumed that someone will die in the construction of a 60 or 70 story building. And generally, what these buildings provide is living space/working space for the affluent. And yet, we build these buildings all the time.
What is the "acceptable" amount of deaths for any one construction project? Should we continue to build more, higher buildings just because we can?
I remember hearing something about a flag being raised on a building while in process, and as long as the flag is up, that means on one was killed in the process of building the building. If I also remember hearing about five people dying in the process of building the Mackinac Bridge. If we look at the meme point of view, how do we justify building anything? How can we have the audacity to say, "I know this building will kill people, but I want it anyway?"
Does it make a difference if the building is "Good for society?" Can we more easily look the other way for a bridge than a casino? Is it more tolerable for an apartment building as opposed to an office building? How about a luxury apartment building?
Most of the "dangerous" buildings seem to be focused upon the rich in society. I don't often hear about people getting killed building a single family home. But it is almost assumed that someone will die in the construction of a 60 or 70 story building. And generally, what these buildings provide is living space/working space for the affluent. And yet, we build these buildings all the time.
What is the "acceptable" amount of deaths for any one construction project? Should we continue to build more, higher buildings just because we can?
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