{"id":113517,"date":"2024-10-13T02:26:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T19:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113517"},"modified":"2024-10-13T02:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T19:26:58","slug":"helene-and-milton-put-this-net-zero-hurricane-proof-community-to-the-test-the-lights-stayed-on-as-everything-else-went-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113517","title":{"rendered":"Helene and Milton put this net-zero, hurricane-proof community to the test. The lights stayed on as everything else went dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25gzqy2000l64qg9g1k6617@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            William Fulford moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to a new waterfront development in South Florida in 2023. Nestled between Sarasota Bay and the southwestern part of Tampa Bay, the new home by Bradenton Beach was everything Fulford, a retired custom homebuilder, ever wished for.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an00063b6hzawudmfv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The developers of the new Hunters Point community, Pearl Homes, billed the property as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlhomesdevelopments.com\/projects\/hunterspoint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first \u201cnet-zero\u201d single-family home<\/a> development in the US, meaning residents produce more energy from solar panels than they need, with the excess energy either being stored or sold back to the grid \u2013 in a state where most electricity is generated by burning natural gas, a planet-warming fossil fuel.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an00073b6hnjszrj6a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            They also boast some of the most sustainable, energy-efficient and hurricane-proof homes in the country: The streets surrounding the homes are intentionally designed to flood so houses don\u2019t. Power and internet lines are buried to avoid wind damage. The sturdy concrete walls, hurricane-proof windows and doors are fortified with a layer of foam insulation, providing extra safety against the most violent storms.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an00083b6hdwczvjut@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Climate resiliency and storm protection were built into the fabric of the homes. And while the newly developed homes have endured a few storms since people moved in around February 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/01\/weather\/hurricane-helene-path-of-destruction-climate-dg\/index.html\">Hurricanes Helene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/10\/weather\/map-charts-milton-hurricane-dg\/index.html\">Milton<\/a> put those features to the true test over the last two weeks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an00093b6hquv86rzv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Most of the residents living in Hunters Point heeded the mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton\u2019s landfall but Fulford, 76, stayed behind with wife, Sueann, just as they did during Hurricane Helene last month.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000a3b6hevqywwdl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            They stocked up on water and groceries. Fulford moved the car to higher ground. He tied up all patio and back deck furniture together. They brought everything from the garage, which made up the entire ground floor, up to the living spaces on the second floor. And, in the event of a worst-case scenario, Sueann insisted on getting life preservers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000b3b6hhbjf4ta9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m just quite convinced that the strength and everything in this house. They built a great house, a strong house,\u201d Fulford said. \u201cAnd I just feel comfortable. I feel like we\u2019re high enough up, even if we get a storm surge.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000c3b6hwso6yty0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about a 30-minute drive south of Hunters Point. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/10\/weather\/map-charts-milton-hurricane-dg\/index.html\">storm obliterated<\/a> vast parts of Florida, including the surrounding areas of Hunters Point like Anna Maria Island and Bradenton. The storm dumped more than 18 inches of rain on St. Petersburg, which represents a more than 1-in-1000-year rainfall event for the area.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm25iwn5e00013b6mllamda2l@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24284605820337.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24284605820337.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Mobile homes damaged by Hurricane Milton, at Pines Trailer Park in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, are seen on October 10, 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm25iwqzs00033b6mgiad2dwi@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24285423745334.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24285423745334.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Toppled palm tress lie alongside a road in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, on October 10, 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000d3b6h6j51tfzk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Milton knocked out power for more than 2.5 million customers across the state, including in Manatee County, where Hunters Point homes are located.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000e3b6hqr6h8xbb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But for Fulford and his neighbors, the lights stayed on.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000f3b6hnspikkhp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cEverybody around us was completely dark at like five in the morning, and you see the lights on in our houses,\u201d Marshall Gobuty, the founder and president of the Pearl Homes development, told CNN. \u201cSo, it really was a test of why we did this.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000g3b6h1iixdeez@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Residents who stayed through both hurricanes told CNN they suffered little to no damage. Neither the heavy surge flooding from Helene nor the strong winds from Milton devastated their homes. Solar power and battery storage kept the lights on all night and the following days.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000h3b6hm1aqja62@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI hope people take a hard look at all of this and start paying attention to what goes on here,\u201d Fulford said. \u201cEverything is changing,\u201d referring to the stronger storms he\u2019s now seeing each year.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm26e1sc700083b6h2w1id1gs@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"02_Screenshot 2024-10-12 at 11.29.57\u202fAM copy.jpg.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5622796709753232\" data-original-height=\"957\" data-original-width=\"1702\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"957\" width=\"1702\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"957\" width=\"1702\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"957\" width=\"1702\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"957\" width=\"1702\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-57-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Construction workers are seen securely attaching solar panels to the roofs\u2019 raised vertical seams to prevent them from flying off during violent storms in April 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"957\" width=\"1702\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000j3b6hifqvy0fg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When Gobuty started the design process for Hunters Point, it was imperative the homes be able to withstand Category 5 hurricanes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000k3b6hvnnb35jk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Each of the three-story homes are designed like this: The ground floor is a garage designed with flood vents to drain rising water. The living spaces start on the second floor, which is intentionally built 16 feet above sea level. From the roof to its foundation, steel straps secure the entire structure. Solar panels are attached to the roofs\u2019 raised vertical seams to prevent them from flying off.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000l3b6hys98zt2y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The property also sits in a major flood zone, which meant the homes needed to be elevated to meet Florida\u2019s building codes. Still, the developers went beyond the required 3 feet of fill dirt and used 7 feet instead to be safe.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000m3b6h1cdd9yqs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe idea is that if water did come into the garage, which is fine, because we have the flood beds which are specifically there for that, there\u2019s still 9 feet of garage,\u201d Gobuty said. \u201cThat would have to be an impossibility (for the floods to enter). We knew that it would never happen.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm26e252j000a3b6hh36s9zw3@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"03_Screenshot 2024-10-12 at 11.29.12\u202fAM copy.jpg.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5303476723629935\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1697\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1697\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1697\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1697\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1697\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-screenshot-2024-10-12-at-11-29-12-am-copy-jpg.JPG?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Construction workers are seen securely attaching solar panels to the roofs\u2019 raised vertical seams to prevent them from flying off during violent storms in April 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"900\" width=\"1697\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000n3b6hta8ezyrb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But these features come at a cost. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hunterspointfl.com\/available-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the community\u2019s website<\/a>, the homes are selling for $1.4 million to $1.9 million, compared to other new homes in the area priced for at least $600,000.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000o3b6h5m2ucd5f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As a custom builder who built hurricane-proof homes himself in Virginia, Fulford said he is impressed by how his new Florida home has been built. So far, the project is still under construction, with 31 homes complete of the 86 to be developed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000p3b6hb1x8yffc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Luckily, Hurricane Milton\u2019s landfall location, south of Tampa Bay, spared the area from the worst-case scenario forecasts of up to 15 feet of storm surge. Instead, Milton drove the worst storm surge across a 65-mile stretch of coast between Siesta Key and Fort Myers Beach.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000q3b6hvm7v7vee@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But in a climate change-ravaged future, Hunters Point residents say they need to prepare for what\u2019s to come, underscoring more homes need to be built and designed this way.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25h22an000r3b6h4tehcfo2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSolar, batteries and the way we construct homes will be part of the future, because we see it\u2019s performing.\u201d Gobuty said. \u201cThe world is changing, and this is the test people are waiting to see.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/12\/climate\/hurricane-milton-helene-florida-homes\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 William Fulford moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to a new waterfront development in South Florida in 2023. 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