What is the proposed allocation strategy for imported mass versus utilizing local materials for early base expansion?

Deploying small, incredibly complex core systems imported from Earth, then rapidly constructing high-mass protective layers using local regolith

The philosophy guiding early Martian construction recognizes that imported mass is extremely precious. Therefore, the plan involves a tiered approach to resource utilization. The most fragile, high-tech, and complex systems—such as core life support and initial ISRU processing units, which arrive as prefabricated 'kit' components—must be protected. This protection is achieved by using the most abundant, lowest-value local material: Martian regolith. This is done by constructing heavy, lower-tech protective structures, like berms or layered domes, around the essential imported cores.