March 2007
Building in the Danger Zone
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Backdoor: Building in the Danger Zone For the past 15 years, Mark Sigler has been exploring ways to build safe homes in dangerous places, including hurricane zones, landslide territory, and most recently, mountain fire zones. He engineered his first home in Pensacola Beach to withstand hurricanes and a humid environment. In 2004, Sigler's domed beachfront home survived a direct hit from Hurricane Ivan. He and an NBC television crew stayed overnight while the storm surge ripped off the front stairs and swept open the garage doors — all of which were designed to break away (A). Here's why Sigler's structure
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