Lasting Protection For Roof and Walls at 10,000 feet
Green Builder Media President Ron Jones talks about the siding, roof and wainscotting choices at...
Posts about Resilient Housing (4)
How One Couple Built an Off-Grid Yurt Life for Under $60,000
This DIY yurt project outside Joshua Tree National Park in California shows how you can live a...
Factory-Built Homes Resilient to Climate Change
Strength and flexibility are both required for homes to resist and recover from natural disasters...
Sea Level Rise–Can’t We Just Do What the Dutch Did?
Building dykes and seawalls to hold back rising sea level seems like an easy, if expensive,...
Only 18% of Battered Florida Homes Had Flood Insurance
Go inland to Polk County, and the number shrinks to 2 percent. No wonder you see stunned survivors...
Did Hurricane Ian Just Kill Florida?
As insurers flee and Florida pleads for federal rebuilding help, is the party over? Maybe not. You...
Home Fire Sprinkler Systems Add Quadruple Sustainability Benefits
Because they reduce material waste in a fire, use minimal water to extinguish a blaze, help reduce...
After the Storm
Ian’s trifecta of wind, rain, and storm surge wiped out communities and caused unimaginable...
Designing Houses to Move Locations
With the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) projecting that nearly 15 million U.S. homes...
The Good Earthship
People say Michael Reynolds’ outlandish Earthship home designs are pure rubbish. They’re absolutely...
Resilience Focus: Decarbonization
As rental inventory ramps up, environmental friendliness can dictate the place a renter chooses to...
Resilience Focus: Dealing With Megadrought
Here are five water-saving technologies every home should include. Sponsored Content Brace...
Cold Comfort
Antarctic extremes offer lessons in building science and behavior. When architectural firm...
