Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A masterplanned community in Punta Gorda, Florida is already famous for being America's first solar powered town and surviving a ...

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 ...

In 2022, Dave Blancett, 72, and his wife Maria, 71, were living in Cape Coral, Florida, when Hurricane Ian hit. "We had storm surge. We lost our roof. We lost our pool cage," Maria tells CNBC Make It.

Communities throughout Florida have taken hurricane-proofing their homes to a new level. Several towns have built homes with the sole purpose of withstanding hurricanes—and it appears to be working.

A masterplanned community in Punta Gorda, Florida is already famous for being America's first solar powered town and surviving a direct hit from Hurricane Ian unscathed. Now it plans to be an ...