Brick row homes usually have full masonry between them, sometimes two layers, so you can't hear a thing. Only time I hear my neighbors is if they're out front, through my front door.
The issue isn't with density itself, it's with cost-cutting and labor-cutting methods of building that give you something cheap really quickly.
Single-unit houses allow you to temporarily ignore the flaws, as long as you have plenty of land per household, unlimited fossil fuels, and unlimited raw materials for renovation. And we really don't have any of those.
Even apartments can be build better. Concrete subfloor units with proper baffling (air gap between units, also makes utility work easier) means I've only heard neighbors when they were doing things like using a drill.
Sharing walls is more energy efficient.
Brick row homes usually have full masonry between them, sometimes two layers, so you can't hear a thing. Only time I hear my neighbors is if they're out front, through my front door.
If that's the case then sure. I've only lived in paper thin wall apartments.
The issue isn't with density itself, it's with cost-cutting and labor-cutting methods of building that give you something cheap really quickly.
Single-unit houses allow you to temporarily ignore the flaws, as long as you have plenty of land per household, unlimited fossil fuels, and unlimited raw materials for renovation. And we really don't have any of those.
Which should honestly only be built in times of hardship, but that's capitalism for you
Even apartments can be build better. Concrete subfloor units with proper baffling (air gap between units, also makes utility work easier) means I've only heard neighbors when they were doing things like using a drill.
That sounds really nice, I've never lived in a building like that but would like to