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[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Europeans often have thick walls that then have foam insulation added to the outside. 1m is relatively thin.

They come to Australia and have a lot of trouble finding a building style that has thick enough walls. One I spoke to recently wasn't happy with double brick; double block (think breeze blocks, but solid) would be close

[–] Fusselwurm@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What. Anything above 50cm is rare, and I've never heard of a house having 1m of outer walls.

ftr, I live in a 120yrs old house (location is in Germany), walls are about 45cm (double-walled, just brick). Adding insulation will increase this to about 60cm . I'm planning on building a new home, walls will be about 40cm (inner sheeting + 24cm wood framing + 6cm outer insulation + 6cm facade). Anything above that and you're about to enter Passive House land, and why would you go beyond that