This basic freedom only exists in unregulated countries or rural areas. And it only exists in ABSENCE of any regulation. There are no laws (that I’m aware of) that actually protect the right of an individual to build his own structure.
The “Building Code” seems to exist, at least partly, to protect the construction industry from competition and enforce their desired building method (wood in the US).
In my opinion, there is zero need to regulate an individual who wants to build his own single story home, and it should be a criminal offense to try to stop him from doing so. Modern man with the internet can build a fantastic single story residential structure equally impervious to collapse as any licensed architect would build.
Now there can be some debate as to the capacity of the individual to build a multi-story residential structure without regulation and/or formal training. And also debatable is should commercial builders for profit have to be regulated, as in theory at least, the commercial builder is not emotionally invested in the excellence of the structures he builds as he personally will not reside in the building. I would love to hear comments on this!
Ah yes the building code argument well I have personally lived in places where that are both highly regulated (Florida) and not (Rural Missouri) and I will say this building codes are just another method of extortion (the fees and they dont like you) and corruption (inspectors paid off to overlook something). I saw this all the time in Florida and glad I live somewhere now where this is not an issue at all. I do understand the commercial building aspect but if one were to lets say a commercial building collapses the building owner and or tenants can sue the contractor for damages and loss of property so in this way there are no codes to be enforced per se but the contractor has a financial stake knowing that if anything were to happen due to neglect or even malfeasance there could be sued thoughts?
Yeah that’s true, lawsuit is a strong incentive. I wonder how it would work suing a Serbian or Croatian construction company for a building collapse in LL, or pressing criminal negligence charges against them from Liberland.
It definitely seems way too intrusive to have an inspector come on your property and inspect your building. If there ends up being some sort of building code, there should be a way to sign a legally binding document saying you built by that building code, and that’s it.
But another problem with adopting any sort of building code is it stifles building innovation. The current building codes are not set up to regulate Earth bag buildings, earthship tire buildings, log cabins, 3d printed buildings, and it has in many cases prevented or delayed these types of buildings from being constructed.
LL should be a place we can build the buildings of the future and this would mean: fire-proof, earthquake-proof, flood-proof, and self-sufficient.
That is exactly the point I was trying to make we need to be the place where innovation can do what it needs to in terms of experimentation as what to will work best for the future of building construction we have to be the place where this sort of thing along with anything else is possible as long as one is not coercive or deceptive in anyway.