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How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House
In the face of longer hurricane seasons filled with more powerful storms, homeowners are turning to new designs and stronger materials to ensure the resilience of their property.
In the face of rising hurricane activity, which is being driven at least in part by climate change, people who live in hurricane-prone areas are increasingly taking action to harden their homes against extreme weather. In hot, humid areas like the southern states of the US, when hurricanes blow a small piece of roof off, buckets of rainwater might pour down into the interior, causing mold to form on walls and soft furnishings in a matter of hours. It is the only facility in the world capable of exposing full-scale one- or two-story buildings to hurricane-like wind, wind-driven rain, wildfire ember storms, and intense hail in repeatable tests.
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