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> Also, why isn't building down economical?

Several issues:

* Digging is expensive. There's several factors for this, but some unavoidable stuff include things like "you need to put the stuff you took out of the ground somewhere."

* The deeper you go, the hotter it gets. Although it's probably not that bad if you're only digging a mile or so.

* Natural light is hard to come by underground.

* Groundwater intrusion becomes a much more significant concern.

* Having to pump all of the sump water and sewage up to the sewer lines is not going to be fun.




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