I found this mentioned on Sun Herald's Harold Bubil blog which is below at the Link. The Institute for Business and Home Safety has since 2000 been building "Fortified for Safety" homes that are becoming popular in FL. Apparently they are affordable but I don't yet know the specifics. Since the focus is on fortified and not neccesarily green or sustainable this is still only half the battle for us. However, if we go to visit a model maybe we could get hurricane/flood (proof) ideas to take away as we design something with our architect. From the video on their website ibhs.org, it looks like they use similar wall systems as some of the one covered earlier in this blog. I have a feeling these things will eventually begin to overlap and pull us closer to decisions on materials.
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