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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPRING 2018
Note From the Editor ����������������������������������������������������������2
Green Builder Media’s
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The challenges we face are real and present.
Your up-to-date reference guide to the Ready for Anything �������������������������������������������������������������6
best systems, products and techniques
for designing and building homes that
can weather nature’s fury. We must become more resilience. Here’s an overview of why and how.
The (Building) Science of Readiness ��������������������������14

Years of hard experience with hurricanes and tornadoes have
taught us a thing or two about how to build tougher homes.

Storm Front ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 22
This stilt home in the Florida keys, built like a fortress with
Structural Insulating Panels (SIPs), is also a state-of-the-art
energy saver.

Resilient Product Showcase �����������������������������������������26
HERE’S A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S INSIDE
A closer look at some of the best products for adding strength,
“Simply elevating a home in a durability and flexibility to a structure.

flood zone, for example, won’t be
Safe Havens ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 30
theonly measure taken against Adaptability is the key to designing buildings that can perform

flooding. It may also contain well, even when the air conditioners and gadgets shut down.
advanced systems for surviving Floods and Folly ����������������������������������������������������������������� 38

prolonged sea level rise, Will cities such as Houston be ready when the next big one hits?

tsunamis and other threats�”
(p. 6)

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