I love that they have native plants. They are so much more effective at maintaining the ecosystem that the Home Depot garbage everybody puts in their yards.
See my comment, all I see in the video is fertilizer dependent grass like the typical dumb suburbia. Instead of putting the solar on the roofs and free electric they destroyed even more natural habitat with a solar farm to sell it.
If not this, at least the fortified code should be the national standard. Alabama successfully implemented it and insurance premiums came down drastically.
You can't squeeze a 1-hour documentary into news segment. However there are videos on UA-cam that describe how this community was built differently that I've seen long ago. Unlike DR Horton homes with cardboard exterior walls making their company the most profitable builders in the country, instead of 2 x 4 they used larger sized. Screws instead of nails, and hurricane straps holding everything together. It costs a little more upfront, with nothing to fix later. Check out UA-cam for an up-close look, those videos are out there.
Babcock Ranch is 20 miles from the ocean, and 30 miles from Typhon Milton path yesterday, it’s interesting to follow up this new idea of elevation and building technique for further analysis. Proven ideas needs open minded approach!
Southeast FL - Dade and Broward - have been Concrete Block and required shutters/impact windows since after Andrew about 30 years. Developers in the rest of the state fought that and got lower standards. Now whenever Hurricane comes through like Charlie, Michael, Isabelle, Ian the people there are Surprised that they got Such bad construction.
Babcock ranch, 30 miles from the ocean and 30 feet above the ocean. Why didn’t Babcock ranch build on the edge of the ocean on the same ground level as the ocean?
You win the prize! Also, that bit about the power lines being underground. Makes it sound like FPL was all for it. In reality, FPL has been fighting underground utilities since hurricane 🌀 Andrew in the early nineties. Their logic was "if there's a break or short, it's tough to get to." There's no reason for a break or short if it's underground. Also, no trees growing into the lines putting people's lives at risk.
If hurricane proof houses are built, the average family will not be living in them. The price of real estate and the cost of the house will make it very expensive. People who stay and survive usually avoid doing it again. Hurricanes also spawn a tornado and doesn't just happen at the point of impact. You live in Hurricane area, you buy a generator or two.
All of Florida should have had those building codes in place, and checked by their inspectors at every site. None of this would have happened to any neighborhood at any time a hurricane or whatever storm came through. I recall Janet Reno's mother had a hurricane proof house. I believe it is still standing in Homewood, FL . Before inflation came along, these homes should have been built for any new high rise homes, apts, and houses. When Andrew came through, that should have been a big sign that, who ever was leader of the entire state to pass codes and standards when building any home, inland or near the coast. BUT NOOOOO ...No inspections of the swamp land and yeah, buy the land and build build build.
Here is how DR Horton homes, the most profitable home builder in the country. Genuine cardboard holds the whole thing together to last a lifetime and generate enormous profits.
@@joltjolt5060 If you are a Florida homeowner on the fence about switching to solar there's good news: solar panels can (and do) withstand hurricane-force winds. One of the most recent examples of solar panels lasting through a hurricane was back in 2017 when two CAT 5 hurricanes (180 mph wind speeds) hit Puerto Rico.
@@morrisparrish76 Some solar systems survived Dorian on Grand Bahama and the Abacos. The racking is tied into the roof trusses the same way the rest of the home is built. Projectile impacts are the biggest concern, assuming you can keep the roof on. Ground mounts, same thing. We built a 2.6 MW solar farm with pylons driven 12 feet into the ground.
People use cheap insufficient materials why at the same time wanting tremendous amounts of money. Lets sit back for a moment and think cuz the math is not mathing if the materials and lanor is cheap the house, condos, apartments ect, are gonna be cheap too but not when the investors decided to make up numbers for crappie homes
Florida is economically depressed. Most can’t afford a 3/2 in a hellish tract neighborhood so they aren’t building superstructure. Babcock ranch is now the antithesis of a ranch. Future Lehigh acres. It’s a joke. Shilling for the developer once again.
LOL. We have had the technology of Hurricane Proof Homes for 100 years nearly. Ever heard of concrete block filled with mortar? How about a standing seam roof? A concrete block home filled with mortar easily can handle 200mph wind and likely easily 250mph. A standing seam roof 160 mph easily. Don't forget this type of home can also have garage on ground level. Cat 5? No chance of this home moving. Certainly not anywhere near a total loss.
How did they build it? There are lots of videos about this community. Here is one that takes a closer look, no doubt there are many of these videos that go into greater detail. These are not DR Horton Homes as built in Arizona with cardboard exterior walls holding it all together, as seen in Arizona. ua-cam.com/video/R9Hfc7Z-Uww/v-deo.htmlsi=ityax7wMGyMVP0w4
I live in california i cant even imagine going through this year after year having your home completely destroyed come on people move to a less natural disaster prone state like cali, nevada or Arizona already 🤦♂️
As if earthquakes, mudslides, and fires aren't "natural disasters, not to mention the manmade disasters your cities have become with tent cities in many if not most public green spaces and under overpasses and bridges. California politics alone are enough to discourage people from moving there. And where I'm at in Texas is already being swamped by political refugees from Ca.
lol! Move to California ! What a comment to make ! A degenerate demented governor , skyrocket costs to live , high property taxes , if you can get homeowners insurance ,… try again for starters get rid of your governor and its governing body , control your states spending and its immigration problem ! You’ll never get it back as it once was !!
@@rickypv2978 one you can engineer a home to with stand the winds with proper ties down on the roof and hurricane windows. Of course if your home is near beach it should be elevated.
Don’t forget they are 20 miles from the coast, which makes a huge difference
The difference is mainly from the storm surge. In which case you want to elevate everything
How dare you point out the obvious lol...
I would like to see an update of how the community came through Hurricane Helene and Milton 2024.
I love that they have native plants. They are so much more effective at maintaining the ecosystem that the Home Depot garbage everybody puts in their yards.
See my comment, all I see in the video is fertilizer dependent grass like the typical dumb suburbia. Instead of putting the solar on the roofs and free electric they destroyed even more natural habitat with a solar farm to sell it.
Spend more the FIRST TIME so later you don’t have to rebuild at HIGHER CONSTRUCTION COSTS!
It’s really a No Brainer!
If not this, at least the fortified code should be the national standard. Alabama successfully implemented it and insurance premiums came down drastically.
So they didn't explain how the house were built or home much those houses cost to buy once done..
You can't squeeze a 1-hour documentary into news segment. However there are videos on UA-cam that describe how this community was built differently that I've seen long ago. Unlike DR Horton homes with cardboard exterior walls making their company the most profitable builders in the country, instead of 2 x 4 they used larger sized. Screws instead of nails, and hurricane straps holding everything together. It costs a little more upfront, with nothing to fix later. Check out UA-cam for an up-close look, those videos are out there.
ua-cam.com/video/R9Hfc7Z-Uww/v-deo.htmlsi=ityax7wMGyMVP0w4
Comparison contrast to DR Horton homes being built with genuine cardboard in Arizona:
ua-cam.com/video/NyWPdw-3M64/v-deo.htmlsi=iiTHv3F3ZfMKnGsw
Instead of nails, screws. They also used hurricane straps EVERYWHERE. The apartments go for $200,000 and up. The homes go for $300,000 and up
He said it. Watch the video. $200k and up.
Babcock Ranch is 20 miles from the ocean, and 30 miles from Typhon Milton path yesterday, it’s interesting to follow up this new idea of elevation and building technique for further analysis. Proven ideas needs open minded approach!
Sounds harsh. But coastal Florida won’t learn and build hurricane proof infrastructure till residents are left with know insurance.
The old saying goes “ if you have to ask how much it costs , you can’t afford it “ that’s how much
They are pretty affordable compared to the rest of Florida. They go around $300,000 and up
This is how it should be
Florida use to build concrete block house and moved to wood, the insurance companies will force them to go back to cement block houses.
Southeast FL - Dade and Broward - have been Concrete Block and required shutters/impact windows since after Andrew about 30 years. Developers in the rest of the state fought that and got lower standards. Now whenever Hurricane comes through like Charlie, Michael, Isabelle, Ian the people there are Surprised that they got Such bad construction.
@@kevinweber5129 now the insurance companies are having to pay out big sums for the crap they are building. Do it right or not at all.
Because the cement is heavy hence could led to the state sinking even more
In the islands the houses are cement of a reason. All down to the floors. They get flooded, come back, clean up ,and continue living like normal
looks like a good formula for Lahaina.
Babcock ranch, 30 miles from the ocean and 30 feet above the ocean. Why didn’t Babcock ranch build on the edge of the ocean on the same ground level as the ocean?
because that is the wrong place to build.
You win the prize! Also, that bit about the power lines being underground. Makes it sound like FPL was all for it. In reality, FPL has been fighting underground utilities since hurricane 🌀 Andrew in the early nineties. Their logic was "if there's a break or short, it's tough to get to." There's no reason for a break or short if it's underground. Also, no trees growing into the lines putting people's lives at risk.
Only idiots build on the beach, next door to your home.
Did it survive Milton?
If hurricane proof houses are built, the average family will not be living in them. The price of real estate and the cost of the house will make it very expensive. People who stay and survive usually avoid doing it again. Hurricanes also spawn a tornado and doesn't just happen at the point of impact. You live in Hurricane area, you buy a generator or two.
What I cannot understand is why there are so much mud in the other areas and there is nothing there, also all the trees are still standing?
All of Florida should have had those building codes in place, and checked by their inspectors at every site. None of this would have happened to any neighborhood at any time a hurricane or whatever storm came through. I recall Janet Reno's mother had a hurricane proof house. I believe it is still standing in Homewood, FL . Before inflation came along, these homes should have been built for any new high rise homes, apts, and houses. When Andrew came through, that should have been a big sign that, who ever was leader of the entire state to pass codes and standards when building any home, inland or near the coast. BUT NOOOOO ...No inspections of the swamp land and yeah, buy the land and build build build.
Tampa Palms have in ground utilities and without power for 5 days after Milton! 🙄
Here is how DR Horton homes, the most profitable home builder in the country. Genuine cardboard holds the whole thing together to last a lifetime and generate enormous profits.
Dude what a hit piece
So they weren’t hit either with the massive amount of tornados.?
BS.
If the pool cage and landscaping survived, then they didn’t get hit.
That is because elevation of the property was part of the planning.
You've never lived in Florida have you? Yeah, some trees go down depending nearly 100% how saturated the ground is IN ADDITION to the winds
Babcock ranch is inland. BINGO. You're right
So sad but why they build houses with wood not other strong materials
Babcock ranch is inland.
What happens to the solar panels during those storms?
They're built to withstand category 5 winds
@@Rite1010.No they're not
WTF do you think happens to them?
Dammed little survives a Cat 5 hurricane!
@@joltjolt5060 If you are a Florida homeowner on the fence about switching to solar there's good news: solar panels can (and do) withstand hurricane-force winds. One of the most recent examples of solar panels lasting through a hurricane was back in 2017 when two CAT 5 hurricanes (180 mph wind speeds) hit Puerto Rico.
@@morrisparrish76 Some solar systems survived Dorian on Grand Bahama and the Abacos. The racking is tied into the roof trusses the same way the rest of the home is built. Projectile impacts are the biggest concern, assuming you can keep the roof on. Ground mounts, same thing. We built a 2.6 MW solar farm with pylons driven 12 feet into the ground.
Their community wasn't hit neighboring communities were hit 🎯
People use cheap insufficient materials why at the same time wanting tremendous amounts of money. Lets sit back for a moment and think cuz the math is not mathing if the materials and lanor is cheap the house, condos, apartments ect, are gonna be cheap too but not when the investors decided to make up numbers for crappie homes
Florida is economically depressed. Most can’t afford a 3/2 in a hellish tract neighborhood so they aren’t building superstructure. Babcock ranch is now the antithesis of a ranch. Future Lehigh acres. It’s a joke. Shilling for the developer once again.
I didn’t hear or see anything round or oval in this video……did you?
?
Round & oval shaped structures stand up to wind better than square & rectangular ones!
@@morrisparrish76True but rectangular is second best shape, with a hip roof, shallow eaves and breakaway overhangs for patios.
Big deal put it on the beach
LOL. We have had the technology of Hurricane Proof Homes for 100 years nearly. Ever heard of concrete block filled with mortar? How about a standing seam roof? A concrete block home filled with mortar easily can handle 200mph wind and likely easily 250mph. A standing seam roof 160 mph easily. Don't forget this type of home can also have garage on ground level. Cat 5? No chance of this home moving. Certainly not anywhere near a total loss.
Ok the Dude was in Europe and said yap thats it, or he read the tail of the 3 Piglets and learned something.
How did they build it? There are lots of videos about this community. Here is one that takes a closer look, no doubt there are many of these videos that go into greater detail. These are not DR Horton Homes as built in Arizona with cardboard exterior walls holding it all together, as seen in Arizona.
ua-cam.com/video/R9Hfc7Z-Uww/v-deo.htmlsi=ityax7wMGyMVP0w4
Those ponds will attracts lots of mosquitos
Those aren’t ponds. The built in a swamp
Hurricanes are good for Florida homes. All the garbage gets washed away and will be replaced with a stronger storm approved product.
Then why do we still have all these Trump flags hanging around?
Roaches are still hanging around too!
I live in california i cant even imagine going through this year after year having your home completely destroyed come on people move to a less natural disaster prone state like cali, nevada or Arizona already 🤦♂️
As if earthquakes, mudslides, and fires aren't "natural disasters, not to mention the manmade disasters your cities have become with tent cities in many if not most public green spaces and under overpasses and bridges.
California politics alone are enough to discourage people from moving there.
And where I'm at in Texas is already being swamped by political refugees from Ca.
you have earthquakes, storms, and wildfires. Mother nature does not distinguish.
Says the guy who's experienced an earthquake or 2
lol! Move to California ! What a comment to make ! A degenerate demented governor , skyrocket costs to live , high property taxes , if you can get homeowners insurance ,… try again for starters get rid of your governor and its governing body , control your states spending and its immigration problem ! You’ll never get it back as it once was !!
@@rickypv2978 one you can engineer a home to with stand the winds with proper ties down on the roof and hurricane windows. Of course if your home is near beach it should be elevated.
I’m so glad to live in Oregon where I will have the chance of dying with the people I love around me.
All white people that looks absolutely ideal!