Flood proof house

Flood proof house design and construction ideas for building or rebuilding your home in the flood zone. Build to last and build with sustainability!

How to Build a Flood-Proof House! Flood-Proof house design must be elevated above the base flood elevation allowing water to pass through below the house to prevent hydrostatic pressure on the home. There cannot be any walls, electrical, or mechanical equipment within the flood elevation. The house should be built with durable and sustainable construction. #affordable #homedesign #landscapedesign #conceptdesign #interiors #decorating #interiordesign #building #quality

A Queensland architect has been named the winner of a competition to design a house for flood-prone areas.

The floods that struck the North of the country last winter cost £1.3bn and caused untold misery. But their devastating impact could be averted by the development of house of the future.

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The design proposes self sustaining neighbourhoods which are a result of self sustaining households. The neighbourhood is planned in sync, all houses are dependant on an aerial avenue running along the backyard of the dwelling units and consequently on each other. The aerial avenue allows connectivity to places even during floods.

This is a flood proofing project at a hybrid office/communications facility that was prone to chronic flooding in the Pacific Northwest.

Texans are using this portable, water-filled AquaDam to save their homes and even their freeways from floodwaters.

Amphibious House by Baca Architects is a family home on an island in the middle of the River Thames that can float on rising floodwater like a ship.

To survive the next big storm, more and more houses will need a lift. It's a smart move seen around the country—and in the Spring 2013 season of <em>This Old House. </em>