Designing Your Home to Survive Extreme Weather

In Episode 92 of The Architecture Happy Hour podcast, co-hosts and residential architects Laura Davis and Holly Hall talk about all that went wrong during the massive winter storm that hit Texas and much of the southern US in February 2021.

Who knew five inches of snow could bring the entire state of Texas to its knees? A week of extreme cold and unprecedented snow caused near-catastrophic effects on the state’s electric grid and utility providers. Many homes and businesses suffered extensive damage from busted pipes and flooding. Using this recent experience as a backdrop, we go on to talk about measures you can take to protect your current home from freezing temperatures as well as designing your home to survive extreme weather.

In this podcast:

• What can go wrong in extreme temperatures?
• What you can do to your current home to protect it?
• How to design severe weather safeguards into a new home or remodel?

Necessary systems such as, electricity, plumbing, heating, cooking, driving, and services and food delivery are extremely vulnerable in winter weather.

Products mentioned in this podcast (may have affiliate links):

• Armaflex pipe insulation
• Home generators
• Whole-home surge protectors
• Portable power supplies
• Plumbing manifold

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