Flood house

the 'chiquet flood house', designed by ben adams architects, is lifted 2.3 meters in order to negotiate rising water levels of the thames river.

Flood resistant housing, Earthquake resistant housing, Tsunami resistant homes, Sustainable homes for a more secure future, The transition to flood proof housing, Coastal defences and civil engineering.

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

Architects have created the pioneering design for a family home on the banks of the Thames - providing the joys of riverside living with the risk of flooding.

Robinson Architects have designed the Platypus Bend House, a home in Pomona, Australia, that has been raised off the ground to avoid the flooding that the area occasionally experiences.

As of late I have turned into a NPR-a-holic! I just can’t get enough of their reports of politics and the environment. On my drive home last night I listened to a great concept that is comi…

Successful Operation of Aquafragma in Nicosia, Cyprus – Aquafragma – Aquafragma self-operated flood barrier™

Just in case somebody needs to call off work today.

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.

This is one of the first questions homeowners ask — or should ask — when they are shopping for insurance for their home: “Does homeowners insurance cover water damage?” The answer they are given is “it depends,” and such is the way with understanding what homeowners insurance covers and what it does not. Read this...