Is this the future for homes? Why a Florida community is getting attention

Courtesy of the Miami Herald

It was designed to be the home of the future — steadfast against extreme weather and reliant only on the sun for power. But first, the concept had to be put to the test.

That’s why developer Marshall Gobuty and his team at Pearl Homes chose hurricane and flood-prone Cortez, a coastal village in Southwest Florida, to bring their new idea to life. There, they planned the world’s first community of homes certified as “Zero Energy” by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program — a recognition of the homes’ ability to produce as much energy as they consume. They are also designed to withstand the impacts of a Category 5 hurricane, going above and beyond building code requirements.

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