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That was very interesting and informative read.

Actually that is my dream - to build an underground house. I'm very sensitive to external noise so I'm ready to bear with cons of underground structure.

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It seems like it'd be much much easier to build above ground with adequate sound proofing or even just remoteness, neither of which are very expensive when contrasted with building underground.

Search for info on insulated concrete form. Really cool stuff, it's essentially styrofoam lego bricks that are filled with concrete. Tons of insulation, and with 6" of concrete in all the outer walls as long as the windows are high quality it does a shockingly good job for noise insulation. No need to deal with the other issues of an underground house if all you want is noise insulation.

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