Building Science

U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett. Original public domain
THE WATER WAS DEEP. Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017, and thousands of houses got soaked. If a house is constructed to get wet, dry out, and get wet again, there is much less disruption to the people who live in it.
Cleanup is critical because floodwater is disgusting; retrofitting a house NOT to absorb more of that disgusting flood water is the goal.
Aug. 12, 2025

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