When Dr. Lebron Lackey and his uncle, Russell King, built their family's vacation home on the shoreline of the Gulf Coast town, they built it with climate change in mind. "We wanted to build it for the big one," Lackey told the New York Times , alluding to trend of record-breaking destruction caused by recent superstorms, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Katrina.
For new constructions, Millerick recommends that builders follow the IBHS's Fortified Gold Standard , which ties the entire house structure together into one secure unit, after the roof, windows, doors and attached structures have been reinforced.
Then, over the next few years, save up money to make additional improvements , such as wind-rated windows and doors.
This article, " Building Up to Code: A Lone House in the Florida Panhandle Highlights That's No Longer Enough " was originally published on ValuePenguin .