Why The U.S. Builds Houses Wrong

The housing market is experiencing a boom not seen since 2006. However, natural disasters like wildfires and floods are also wreaking havoc on more and more American communities. Here’s how the U.S. can tackle building safer houses or retrofit existing homes for resiliency while keeping costs down, potentially mitigating the flow of domestic climate migrants. Correction (March 18, 2021): At 2:13 this video incorrectly states the number of new housing units in the United States in 2020. The correct number is 1.3 million. Existing home sales last year reached their highest levels since 2006. However, increasing numbers of climate disasters across the country have sparked concern about how safe homes are.