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by WalterBright 3515 days ago
Ceramic roofs are very heavy, and as you say, they don't do so well in an earthquake. The house structure has to be designed to support it.

Wood shingles rot, are slippery when moldy, are an ideal habitat for wasps, burn, and generate a demand for old growth cedar (i.e. not sustainable).