
Building Disaster Resilient Homes : How One Home Survived the Hurricane in Mexico Beach, Florida
Thick concrete with rebar and steel cables. Extra tall pilings. And a roof meant to keep out the wind. Those are the things that allowed one home in Mexico Beach, Florida, to remain standing even as Hurricane Michael obliterated most of its neighbors. THE SAND PALACE IN MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA. The home, dubbed the “Sand Palace” by owners Russell King and his nephew Lebron Lackey, was built in 2017, the New York Times reported. The two men reportedly used the house as a family