"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:14:27 GMT, "Nehmo" wrote:

How should this house be built and what should it have?

Best would be to build it in Britain, not America. (after all, "in
Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire hurricanes hardly ever happen")

Second best would be to build it in America, in the way the British have
always, and still do, build perfectly average houses. They're not great
in earthquakes and in hurricanes the roof comes off (just look at
Birmingham a month or two back) but the expensive structure stays intact
and doesn't crush the inhabitants.

If you're worried about flooding, ask the Netherlanders, who have done
this stuff quietly and competently for centuries.

And what percentage of the British population actually own homes?