Storm Proof Community on the Water in Florida

[alarmguy]

I thought this was an interesting read. My wife actually found it.
A community where the homes are built to withstand CAT 5 hurricane winds and floods. Homes have their own independent solar panels and batteries. They are interconnected so if one home goes down, the home will still have power.
Flooding? No problem, they have that taken care of too. The living area is 16 feet above sea level.

I guess the only catch is the homes are close to 1 million dollars more expensive. But considering the location I dont think it really is 1 million. It's on the bay, has its own marina, etc. Fox has a GREAT video on it but the other links are current to the recent storm. I noticed no Tesla equipment.

Cortez community built to withstand the strongest of storms

At Hunters Point in Manatee County's Cortez community, it’s the build of the homes that is attracting customers and gaining recognition.

www.fox13news.com

Helene and Milton put this net-zero, hurricane-proof community to the test. The lights stayed on as everything else went dark | CNN

While the newly developed storm-proof homes have endured a few storms since people moved in last year, Hurricanes Helene and Milton put those features to the test.

amp.cnn.com

https://www.fastcompany.com/91207612/hurricane-milton-florida-neighborhood-hunters-point-power

MSN

 

[demarpaint]

Not to start another EV fire war, but with the recent EV flood related fires I can understand why there's no Tesla equipment. Imagine surviving the winds and flooding and being taken out by a fire from an EV.

 

[daves87rs]

Homes should have been build like this over 20 years ago. It’s not like we haven’t had the tech in place….


Homes actually used to be build stronger, until they were allowed to be built bigger and cheaper. Instead of investing millions of dollars every year in insurance, they could cry once and buy once. If we actually invested money into the communities instead of profit- there would be much less that would have to be repaired.

 

[The Critic]

Here's my unpopular take:

Why do we continue to build (and live) in places that are prone to frequently occurring Natcat events?

 

[Cheetah-kins]

Here's my unpopular take:

Why do we continue to build (and live) in places that are prone to frequently occurring Natcat events?

It's a question you might as well not even ask, but clearly that will never change.

I agree with the comments that housing should've been built better a long time ago. I bet with the right designs and scale of builds much, much better housing could be built. Instead people build fragile mcmansions that get badly damaged even from relatively minor tropical storms. Just to do it all again later.

 

[TheLastWord]

Here's my unpopular take:

Why do we continue to build (and live) in places that are prone to frequently occurring Natcat events?

Like in California?

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Here's my unpopular take:

Why do we continue to build (and live) in places that are prone to frequently occurring Natcat events?

Sunk cost fallacy.

 

[4WD]

Homes should have been build like this over 20 years ago. It’s not like we haven’t had the tech in place….


Homes actually used to be build stronger, until they were allowed to be built bigger and cheaper. Instead of investing millions of dollars every year in insurance, they could cry once and buy once. If we actually invested money into the communities instead of profit- there would be much less that would have to be repaired.

Two of my friends built ultra strong homes on the coast (2 states) - both had everything else destroyed around them - and not many resources available for months - they stayed with family a while.

This takes it to some other level - we’ll see …

 

[slo town]

Any human inhabitable area on the planet has its own potentially deadly risks.

Scott

 

[4WD]

Here's my unpopular take:

Why do we continue to build (and live) in places that are prone to frequently occurring Natcat events?

In the case of Houston - a vital industry and port. Some places are just fun & sun - and perhaps that’s the case for they pay more and not you/me.

What’s happening now in small communities near Houston - well, where all the wind/solar is being installed and it’s not for them …

 

[4WD]

Any human inhabitable area on the planet has its own potentially deadly risks.

Scott

And sometimes other humans …