On how we are being cucked by residential buildings

how do you insulate walls in UK? can you post a crossection? here its like this but big aired brick>>12617407

I mean, Scandis also build in wood, only stone foundations, but their wood builds are of very high quality, USA wood builds are just shit.

You're being cucked by zoning laws more. US zoning is confusing shit. I get cordoning off industrial zones but the zoning laws are like 90% of the reason the US has such shit traffic and why it takes like 2 hours to do anything.
Because you can't have a convenience store on the corner of your street, you have to drive for 30 minutes to go to the McMarket which is right next to the McBurger which is right next to a insurance agency's office for some fucking reason.
You can't live close to your non-industrial job either, because that would be too simple. No, you have to live 9 miles out and across the highway from it. Obviously! What, are you stupid?! Why would you want to live in a convenient walking or cycling distance from everyday things like a store or a cafe or your place of work.

It's why the mom-and-ops are dead, it's why traffic is only getting worse, it's why the US doesn't have cafes, it's why people don't go out, it's why the community culture is dying since the last thing keeping it together - churches - are also dying, it's why the US is slowly becoming an antisocial traffic jam where nobody gives a shit about anybody and internet points are all that mater since that's the only place where you're actually socializing.

Don't worry, though, us Europeans aren't far behind either.

UK has a lot of different kinds of construction but its very unusual to see wooden walls.
Wood shingle roofs and even thatched roofs are still a thing in some areas but have gotten a lot rarer over time.
Slate is pretty common in many parts of the country because its widely available in some parts of the country due to large slate deposits.
Again tying into the whole availability of materials defining a regions construction norms.

I recently pondered about the influence of large mall operator companies on zoning policy. I think there's a strong link there.

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I'll second that. Coupled with building codes, it's why we all have to live in stick-framed houses with plywood shells and all wrapped in tyvek. It's why that one house that is held together with joinery would never pass inspection. Not only does a building code somewhere say you have to use approved fasteners, but pretty much all the inspectors out there interpret it to mean that you also can't use no fasteners. Brick or block or poured concrete housing would be much more energy efficient year round, but no city or township will let you build one for the simple fact that they have to be able to burn you out of it, should the need arise.

Peoples' best bet is to build a brick or block or poured concrete structure in a light commercial zone, and wall off some sections in the back of it (ostensibly for offices, a break room, bathrooms, and so on) and then to live in it. Also, probably, having a reason to build a commercial building would probably be good. A roofing shop or a sheet metal business would be good cover.

*Physical

In the UK since around the early 1900s most new builds have been what are called cavity wall construction.
Wherein you essentially have two layers of brick (different kinds) with an empty space between them.
The air provides some insulation and the methodology mitigates damp problems that are common in the UK due to the climate.

But the standards and general expectation of thermal insulation changed with time and now its become very common for these cavities to be filled with foam based insulation materials as a retrofit.
Cavity wall insulation services are very common, reasonably priced and very effective for increasing insulative properties of a home. Essentially they plug up the gaps in the outer layer intended for condensation, stick a couple of hoses in and start pumping in the insulator.
Measures of course need to be taken to ensure no damp problems emerge. Typically through the choice of insulative material and rectifying any existing damp problems the property has at the time.

On newer builds adhering to the proper norms, they will fit insulative material to the interior of the external wall. Leaving a channel for damp to pass and drain out of the cavity.

sadly we do not have much access to bricks, especially the large, hollow type you see across Europe. We have mostly wood here.

The rock foundation sounds like a good idea. I will watch the video.

renting > owning unless you're rich

As I laid out earlier. The US brick industry is pretty much non-existent.
Last I checked the USA only really produces a handful of speciality brick types. Even then its mostly for domestic use as existing brickworks in the UK and other European nations produce a vastly superior product.

On top of that a decent trained brickie is very hard to find in the USA.