Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

a year ago
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https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-sustainability-resilience-homes-extreme-weather-climate-6e458edfdcc7ada5da579b110c993cae

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on pillars 14 feet above the ground. But Paulson's home, with a rounded shape that looks something like a ship, shrugged off Category 5 winds that might otherwise have collapsed it.

“I wasn't nervous at all,” Paulson said, recalling the warning to evacuate. Her house lost only a few shingles, with photos taken after the storm showing it standing whole amid the wreckage of almost all the surrounding homes.