July 2007
by Clayton DeKorne
Houses That Swim
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Backdoor: Houses That Swim Clayton DeKorne Floating homes redefine what qualifies as a buildable lot According to Dan Wittenberg, two-thirds of the earth still has not been developed. He's talking about the blue parts on the globe, not just the green parts, and while his comment is delivered tongue-in-cheek, he's driving at a point that requires us to rethink what we mean by "real estate." For Wittenberg, president of International Marine Floatation Systems of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, the surface of the water is the new frontier in coastal living. Floating neighborhoods have a long history in delta regions worldwide. Seattle,
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