This hurricane-proof home can withstand powerful storms 

It actually looks really cozy with those circular rooms.

I worked for Deltec 30 years ago. They really are well built homes. Like beautiful tanks.

Should be mandatory in building codes. Stronger and consistently updated building codes. Is a must.

Way back in 1989, right after Hurricane Hugo, I saw a photo of the coast showing piles of rubble which used to be a housing development, with this one geodesic dome standing apparently undamaged. Round homes work.

This is incredibly cool. I study spatial planning in Delta regions and this type of housing is a low cost solution to a complex problemany regions face in the coming years. Brilliant.

Its all about aerodynamics. If you are redirecting the wind instead of taking the full force head on even weak materials can survive.The only problem with weak materials like wood is flying debris

Not surprised at a round home survives a hurricane! Makes perfect sense! Should be required by all insurance companies in hurricane prone areas!!!!

All the houses in Puerto Rico built from concrete with concrete roofs made it through Maria just fine. A round wooden house is more resistant to wind but can't come near concrete no matter what you do to it.

Why don't use strong construction materials like Cement?

Imagine the headaches you'd save by using idk concrete, brick ect.

Most concrete structure homes in Trinidad where I'm from are built to withstand strong winds.

Yep, stucco frame homes. Florida learned its lesson after Andrew. They coded out stucco built homes, and went back to re-enforced concrete block, with hip roofs and roof straps. Add a full size, full load, built in generator, and if possible a well, with a water treatment system, you’re pretty much as safe as you can be. Add roll down aluminum shutters that lock in place and ride it out. Also consider location, don’t build next to a river, or right on the damn beach. Also, water dams work amazingly well. With the latest elevation requirements, roof codes and footer thickness codes, houses today, can stand up to a hurricane. House built in the 70’s and 80’s not so much, especially if they have gable roofs. They tend to get ripped off.

**Hurricane proof home** **builds home out of wood**

ITS ABOUT TIME!💯💯💯

Those drone shots were *Jaw-dropping*

I love how you explained in great detail what makes these houses hurricane-proof!

No different than the wheel concept. I just makes sense!

There's one built in McCrogan SC back in 2003, the owner had to instruct the builder on how to construct it. It withstood Hurricane Matthew and Florence, I was in it only lost power, not one shingle was gone. I witness the power of wind coming out of the west and going through the trees, laying them on their side and nothing happened to me. Mother is a Beast!!!!

If the house beams were made of steel and or aluminium it would be even stronger also you could bolt the house to a concrete platform.

So nothing about price? Construction time? Comparison with other designs? This is basically just an ad.

Jeez I want one now.

just build your houses from strong materials, and not from foam and toothpicks like 90% of murica

Amazing concept of building a house to protect you from hurricanes and tornadoes should be used moreso for infrastructure and human life protecting. 🍀

Just don't make them out of wood, has the tale of the 3 piglets and the wolf taught nothing?

The home and the concept is awesome! Looking down at some of the comments, we appear to have masters of doubt. Those who more than likely doubt science based evidence in other areas as well. Technology today is about measurements and innovation is driven by information and lessons-learned. If you want to know price... and I think any logical-thinking American (looking at the video, the home is quite expensive. For me, I can only pipe-dream about owning a home such as this awesome modern development and professional accomplishment. Not to mention this also meets and exceeds the 2013, FEMA/DHS building criteria, many builders in attendance that year, cried about. To the Verge, I say..."Go On With Yo' Bad Selves"! Thank you for your awesome contribution... and vision, to the future of life and property resilience, to the destructive effects of disaster and emergencies. TCGC- OUT~

Top view looks phallic

This is one of my favorite Verge series

It’s either a hurricane resistant structure or the world’s largest frisbee. Time will tell.

> "hurricane-proof" > _builds a wood frame house_ Hurricane Andrew would like a word with you.

Love this series but i wish it was a little more in depth

It seems the building code should require these homes per location

I really want to live there.

A round house made out of reinforced concrete is the way to go.

Use bricks instead of wood folks, like us people from the rest of the world. Solves many problems.

Wouldn’t adding ‘wings’ to the house take away the benefit of it being round?

Surely cement and brick would be the answer to this ?

My 1949 concrete home has stood up to plenty of storms, including Andrew. Cool though

The design reminds me of the ground level of a lighthouse

Y'all, it survived harvey. If it's a cheaper alternative, I'd say go for it. It survived harvey! And on the coast!

It didn't cost money it SAVED MONEY and more.

Looks good, but it better be elevated on pilings on the coast.

Houston storm got me here

The best would be a house with a system in case of a hurricane, where the house would go into the ground, totally protect, but it would cost a fortune

It still is a chopstick house....

first time ever first....like the verge!!!...keep up good work!!!!!!

3 words: build stone houses.

That house is literally built just like any other

Perhaps homes in hurricane zones should not be built out of wood and instead should be built out of concrete. It is understandable that concrete is more expensive. Wouldn't it be less expensive in the long term to not have to rebuild your house every 10 - 15 years if your house is built to withstand hurricanes?

I'm a Houston resident. Harvey was...a rough rough storm

Never heard of The Three Little Pigs, eh?

When i was a little kid, i asked my mom, why do people who live in hurricane or tornado areas, keep rebuilding the same bad home designs over and over, when u could just design one to withstand it? She was like, idk son.

Dome homes have been around centuries. It's weird this is only now starting to catch on more, even though this is more cylindrical than a dome.

I LOVE the idea of having a home that can take any hurricane....If I lived there that would be me! I'd have a huge reservoir of fuel and a commerical duty and genny and of course large pantry and multiple fully stocked freezers/refrigerator ....Sattelite service ...I would just hunker down with my Shotgun and wait the whole thing out ...problem might be nieghbors seeking refuge ....how many could you take in? A few perhaps

dome is probably even better

Look at all the smart commenters trying to talk down to engineers

Use bricks.

what about homes like this in wildfire areas ? Are they flame proof ?

Where are your films of these homes after a grade 4-5 hurricane?

Now use steel instead of wood and weld it together. Thing would be nearly impossible to blow over

I built li Miami for 25 years after Andrew. No one has codes like that. Everything built since then is hurricane proof

In the Caribbean the houses are made of blocks and concrete. There are no problems with hurricanes

This is how human evolve and adapt

Where is your flood plan? Sure, you get high winds but without a flood plan you have not protected the building from hurricanes. You have protected it from half a hurricane.

Bricks. Use bricks, America.

Dope

I would think that if you built house with all screws hardened steel screws instead of nails that would help quite a bit yes it would be more labor-intensive and costly but it take it would work.

You sort of casually mentioned Forest Fires... but none of your material that I have seen, thus far, tells about Fire Protection... I am strongly interested in building a "Mountain Cabin" retirement home -- probably in the Smoky Mountains area. Wild Fires are 'rare' in the area... BUT... a few years back, they had a Devastating Fire over many acres...and Many homes were badly damaged or destroyed...

I can understand building a more aerodynamic house shape would resist stronger wind forces and all, but they mentioned the fires... so how exactly would this fare better in a fire given that it's basically made of wood?

Summary of the comments: 90% basically say, "Use concrete."

If you get floods. does water get in the house. Are windows weather proof that flying objects cant break. or it only good for high winds?

And all ya gotta do is sh*t a golden brick !

Withstand more like windstand get it!

A well engineered house is sturdy enough wether you use concrete or wood.

Why don't you use cement bricks In India we only use cement steel and brick building usual last a long time and don't fly away with storms But we don't have storms in India

Very Great !

Ok, congratulations, you've resisted the winds. Now does someone want to explain how this design resists flooding?

In South Florida every house built within the past 30 years at least is made out of cinder blocks on a concrete foundation, the homes down here aren’t going anywhere.

Well done !

Of course as already mentioned here is wood not the best material to build houses in a hurricane area but in the other hand the majority cannot afford a house made of bricks etc. So the presented house in the video is a great option. USA is the strongest economy on earth but a lot of ppl are struggling though...

Nobody goes to sleep at night wishing they had not put high wind zone (Simpson strong tie) hurricane connectors in their building, or home structure. Nobody goes to sleep at night wishing they had not raised their building that extra 3 feet. Hire a state certified building engineer or architect. Tell them you want your house to withstand category five storm winds, and 500 year flood lines. They will tell you how much that will cost, how very few do it. Do it. A penny’s worth of prevention, is worth more than a dollar’s worth of reconstruction after the storm.

No reason wooden can't be strong use hurricane ties and metal brackets! It saved my house and had minimal damage through an ef3 tornado in Ontario. Metal siding is the way to go as well

Murcans. Do u even bricks?

Historic homes suffer the least damage from hurricanes, because they were made with solid wood or brick. These modern homes made with low quality material are polluted and using up a lot more resources as most of them have to undergo significant repairs after hurricanes!

2022 : 🍺🫲🏻 hold this

Future house design for OdettePh typhoon survivors

There’s another hurricane heading for the US?

Just use concrete

Try building that in the philippines though.. Not gonna happen..And the termites will eventually eat it down to balsa wood strength .

USE CONCRETE!

Why does this remind me of George Van Tassel's "Integraton" out there in the Mohave?

How can I get help with getting one of these built?

Terrance Howard on Joe Rogan took me here

Aren't bricks, blocks and other strong materials an option? I think most houses in Europe are made from stone and other heavy and strong materials and we don't even get hurricanes like America does yet they build houses made of straw? Have the three little pigs taught them nothing? XD

why are they using wood anyway?

Why don't they build houses out of bricks like in europe?

3:30 triangular houses could have been great too

yeah in florida all houses are like this

It seems like the no Interior wall concept would severely impact your safe places if you can't get to a bunker.

Looks great but god dammit how many trees are cut do this ? :-/

I swear if I lived in one of these areas I would spend 3 times as much and do it RIGHT....Up on stilts of subject to flooding and an underground bunker style shelter to wait out something really bad ....something I would NEVER EVER evacuate out of....yes my home would end up smaller due to budget constraints ...but ya know?