Two Texas-based nonprofits are developing disaster-resistant affordable housing for low-income communities of color. They're built to withstand winds up to 130mph and are elevated at least 18' above the floodplain.
The intrigue:
The homes are touted as disaster-resilient — meaning they're built to withstand winds up to 130 miles an hour, or a Category 4 hurricane, and elevated at least 18 inches above floodplain, which is a typical required building code for cities across the country.Developed by two nonprofits — "come dream. come build," or cdcb, and "buildingcommunityWORKSHOP," or bc — MiCASiTA is an affordable housing homeownership model.
Because each MiCASiTA dwelling is built in a factory with reduced material, labor and transportation costs, a home costs roughly 15% less than traditional wood-framed structures.model — meaning people can build the size they want based on what they can afford — and has options for lower-cost mortgage products for households with lower credit scores.
"Nothing's perfect. There's not a silver bullet right now," Cusato told Axios. "That's part of the problem."
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