Flood
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Undisclosed Flood Damage Financially Soaks Home Buyers
In New York, hidden costs due to flooding could top $100,000 over the life of a mortgage
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Flood Survivors Become Flood Activists
As the risk of floods increases, flood survivors are no longer simply victims but a growing constituency for change
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Twice-Flooded City Ponders Another Rebuild
In Ellicott City, Maryland, some business owners wonder if they will reopen at all
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How Texas Is Building Back Better From Hurricane Harvey
Storms can present an opportunity to correct long-standing housing problems
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What’s Wrong, and What’s Right, With Residential Building in Texas
Armando Cobo talks about flooding
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Seeking Higher Ground
How to break the cycle of repeated flooding with climate-smart flood insurance reforms
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Flood, Rebuild, Repeat: The Need for Flood Insurance Reform
The National Resources Defense Council takes a look at federal records on payments for ‘repetitive loss properties’ and suggests an alternative
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Designing Houses and Communities To Be Smarter and More Resilient
Resilient design is about making smart choices, such as where we build and how we protect against damage from flooding
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Resilience: Designing Homes for More Intense Storms
A big part of resilient design is creating homes that will survive intense storms unscathed
