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		pkaye on March 31, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Today we moved into our new Facebook building” If you design for 100 story buildings, you can design for a few story building with dirt on top.

zaroth on March 31, 2015 | [–]

It's fixing the leaks in 20 years that's the problem. But I guess the building just has to outlast the company...

notatoad on March 31, 2015 | | [–]

Nah, we've gotten pretty good at sealing concrete. You put enough tar and landscaping fabric under there, it'll last a while.

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