{"id":2091265,"date":"2023-11-05T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T18:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:09:47","slug":"some-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida homes designed for hurricane resilience and emission reduction."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsome-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2091265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEXICO BEACH, FL \u2013 OCTOBER 12:  Angel Smith stands next to a golf cart with some of the items she salvaged from her home that was damaged by Hurricane Michael on October 12,\u2063 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida.\u200d Angel said,\u2063 \u2018she never thought she would one\u200d day have \u2063all her belongings in two plastic bags\u2019. The hurricane hit the \u2063panhandle \u2062area with category 4 winds causing major\u200b damage.  (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>3:00 PM \u2013 \u200dSunday,\u2063 November 5, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>Building \u200dResilient Homes in the Face of Hurricanes<\/h2>\n<p>Five years ago, Hurricane Michael wreaked\u200d havoc on the Florida Panhandle, destroying thousands of homes and causing billions of dollars\u200c in damages. However, \u2063amidst the destruction, some \u200bhomes stood strong\u2064 against the Category 5 winds. Now, developers are working to \u200dreplicate these resilient \u200chomes to withstand future severe weather \u2063events.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Bonny Paulson, a resident in \u200dthe small coastal community \u200bof Mexico \u2062Beach, Florida, vividly remembers \u2064the evacuation\u2063 warning for Hurricane \u2064Michael.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t nervous \u2063at all,\u201d \u2062she\u2064 said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To\u2064 her surprise,\u200c Paulson&#8217;s home remained standing\u200b while \u200cthe \u2062majority \u2063of surrounding homes were destroyed. Her house\u200d only suffered minor damage, losing a few shingles. Some builders are now constructing homes\u200c like\u200b Paulson&#8217;s, focusing \u200con\u2062 enhancing resilience while being environmentally \u200dconscious.<\/p>\n<p>Developers are implementing various strategies to mitigate the risk of \u2063flooding from hurricanes. Residential sites \u2063are elevated three feet \u2063above code to avoid \u200dflooding, and roadways are raised \u2062and engineered to\u200d redirect rainwater runoff. Additionally, builders are using steel roofs with tightly sealed seams to secure solar panels and equipping\u200d houses with backup batteries for uninterrupted power supply.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, developers are prioritizing environmentally-friendly practices by utilizing recycled or advanced construction \u200bmaterials,\u200c reducing energy consumption, and preserving wetlands and native vegetation \u200dto sequester \u2062carbon and reduce vulnerability to flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Deltec, the firm responsible for constructing Paulson&#8217;s\u200c home, proudly reports that out of nearly 1,400 homes built in the\u200c last 30 years,\u200d only one has experienced structural damage due to severe weather.<\/p>\n<p>The company emphasizes the\u200c importance of both\u2064 resilience and sustainability in construction practices, incorporating superior insulation, heat\u2062 pumps, energy-efficient appliances, and solar energy solutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u2064 real magic here\u200c is that we\u2019re doing both,\u201d\u2064 said\u2064 chief executive Steve Linton. \u201cWe believe that resilience is really a fundamental part of sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With \u2064the increasing severity of hurricanes and costly disasters \u200cdue to climate change, developers are taking proactive\u2062 measures to craft homes\u200c capable of\u200c enduring extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u2064to\u200d your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare\u2063 this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One California resident who was visiting family in Israel, attended\u200b the music festival , where more than 200 people were massacred by Hamas. \u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Critical Race Theory \u2064continues to infiltrate school districts across the \u200bcountry. But some are \u2062standing up to CRT. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As Democrats seek to prosecute Republicans for\u200d contesting the 2020 election, the \u200dparty\u200b admits that\u200c fraud has recently occurred across numerous states in recent months. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Virginia and New\u200c Jersey will head \u200bto the polls Tuesday\u2062 to determine the makeup of their state legislative chambers.\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The British PM championed a\u200b series of landmark agreements \u2062after\u200b the first AI safety summit, but\u200c a\u2064 global\u200b plan for overseeing the technology \u2064remains a long way\u2062 off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s \u200cartificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model \u2063to \u200da\u2064 select\u2064 group on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PayPal added nearly $4 billion to its market value after a pledge to turn \u201cleaner\u201d fired up investors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/early-explosion-moves-rangers-to-verge-of-world-series-title\/\" title=\"Rangers' early blast puts them on brink of World Series triumph.\">popular \u2064social media platforms announced<\/a> that \u200d\u201cself-media\u201d accounts with more than 500,000 followers will be asked to display real-name\u200d information<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How do \u200binnovative design features enhance the\u2062 durability of\u200c hurricane-proof homes?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Free.\u200b Subscribe at OAN.com\/newsletter\u200c.<\/p>\n<h2>Resilient Features for Hurricane-Proof Homes<\/h2>\n<p>One\u200c of the key aspects of building hurricane-proof homes is the \u200duse of resilient materials. These materials are designed to \u200cwithstand high winds, flying debris, \u2064and\u200d heavy rainfall. For example, impact-resistant windows and doors can protect homes from damage caused by flying objects during a hurricane.\u2062 These windows are made with layers of shatterproof glass and a strong frame, providing a barrier against the elements.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to resilient materials, architects and engineers are incorporating innovative\u2063 design features to enhance the durability of homes. For instance, some homes are built with reinforced concrete walls and \u2062roofs,\u2063 which provide increased strength\u2063 and stability. \u2064The shape of the home can also play\u2064 a role in its resilience. Research has\u2063 shown that homes with rounded or\u2062 dome-shaped\u2063 roofs have a greater ability to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction\/\" title=\"Florida homes designed for hurricane resilience and emission reduction.\">withstand hurricane-force winds compared<\/a> to traditional pitched roofs.<\/p>\n<p>Another important aspect of hurricane-proof homes is\u2064 proper insulation and \u2062ventilation. These features help regulate the temperature \u200dand moisture levels\u200c in the home, reducing the risk of mold and mildew\u200b growth. High-quality insulation \u200dalso improves energy efficiency, reducing \u2062the reliance on heating and cooling systems and lowering utility costs.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, hurricane-proof homes often incorporate\u200d advanced technology \u2063to enhance safety and comfort. Smart home systems can detect\u2064 and respond to \u200bchanges\u200b in\u200b weather\u200c conditions, \u200dallowing homeowners to take necessary precautions. In \u2062some cases, homes are\u200b equipped with backup power generators, ensuring\u200d that\u2064 essential appliances and systems remain operational during power \u2062outages.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cost of Hurricane-Proof \u2062Homes<\/h2>\n<p>Building hurricane-proof homes typically involves higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-keep-citing-out-of-reach-electric-vehicles-as-gas-price-fix\/\" title=\"Democrats Keep Citing Out-Of-Reach Electric Vehicles as Gas Price Fix\">upfront costs<\/a> compared\u200d to traditional homes. The\u2064 use of resilient materials and advanced\u200c construction techniques can\u200c increase the overall construction expenses. However, experts argue that these \u200cadditional costs \u2063can be offset\u2064 by the long-term\u2062 benefits \u2064of reduced damages and insurance premiums.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 fact, some insurance companies offer discounts \u200cto \u2062homeowners with hurricane-proof homes due\u2063 to their decreased risk of damage. Additionally, the durability and energy efficiency of these homes can\u200d result in\u2063 lower maintenance and utility \u200dcosts over \u2062time.<\/p>\n<h2>The \u200bFuture of Resilient Home Construction<\/h2>\n<p>As the frequency and intensity of hurricanes continue to \u2063increase, the demand\u200c for hurricane-proof homes is expected to rise. \u2064Developers and builders are exploring new materials and techniques to improve the resilience and sustainability of\u2064 homes.<\/p>\n<p>Innovations such as\u200b self-healing concrete, which can repair cracks caused by impact or weathering, and flood-resistant building materials, which can withstand prolonged exposure to water, are being developed and tested. These advancements \u2064have the potential to \u2062revolutionize the\u200c construction industry and provide homeowners\u200d with \u2062even\u200d greater protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-board-members-to-resign-after-texas-power-disaster\/\" title=\"ERCOT Board Members To Resign After Texas Power Disaster\">severe weather events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the construction\u200b of hurricane-proof homes \u200cis a crucial \u200bstep in building resilient \u2062communities,\u2062 it is equally\u2062 important to \u200bimplement comprehensive disaster\u200b preparedness plans \u2064and invest in\u2064 strong infrastructure. By combining resilient homes with effective emergency response systems, \u200cwe can better protect our communities and reduce the devastating impacts of hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the construction of hurricane-proof homes \u2064is\u2063 a vital strategy in\u2062 mitigating the damage caused by\u200c hurricanes. Developers and \u200dbuilders are implementing resilient\u2063 features, advanced\u200c technologies, and sustainable practices to \u2064create\u200b homes that can withstand severe weather conditions. While the upfront costs may be higher, the long-term benefits of reduced damages and lower insurance premiums make these\u2064 homes a worthwhile investment. With ongoing\u200c research and\u2064 innovation,\u2064 the future of \u2062resilient home construction looks \u2064promising, \u2062providing a ray of hope \u2063for communities vulnerable\u200d to the increasingly\u200b unpredictable\u2062 forces of nature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mexico Beach, FL, Angel Smith stands by a golf cart, holding a few salvaged items from her hurricane-damaged home. 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