A Home that Floats? The Newest Way to Brave a Hurricane
A Make it Right Home
Going to Tulane University, meeting my fiance at school, and getting married in the St. Louis Cathedral next September have all brought the city of New Orleans close to my heart. That’s why learning of a “floating home” made me want to jump when I read Inhabitat this afternoon.
Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation is an amazing organization that is continually breaking the box to find housing solutions for the next big hurricane that may hit the Crescent City. They have already built 13 LEED Platinum homes in the Lower Ninth Ward!
Their newest design is a house that can rise up to float on 12 feet of water. It will not drift away and even has enough battery power to keep the lights running for 3 days. According to the site,
“During hurricane flooding conditions, the home could break away from its electrical lines, gas and plumbing and rise with the flood waters.”
Find out more about the Floating Home here: Inhabitat.