The Fortified Disaster Resistant Luxury Buildings in Galveston are designed for IBHS Gold Standard Certification.
These TDI compliant buildings are Sea facing in the VE-Zone. Wooden piles, Anthony Power Beams and Simpson Strong backs are used with extensive Shear Resistance to withstand Hurricane winds of 160 mph.
The First Level has break-away walls for protecting the building from wave loads per FEMA standards. The doors/windows are designed for DP65.