Fighting back vs. extreme weather

Emily Gowdey-Backus

02/08/2019

WEATHER-RESISTANT: Jeff Sweenor, owner of Sweenor Builders in South Kingstown, points to the house that architectural designer Lori Foley has on screen that is located in South Kingstown and uses helical piers that screw down to bedrock and breakaway lower walls that let the water go right through. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Weather-related damage from fierce hurricanes, flooding, storm surges and intensified UV rays does not discriminate between high-end or low-income housing. In Rhode Island, however, some of the most vulnerable areas – along the coast – are filled with luxury homes whose owners are increasingly seeking weather-related protections for their property investments, according to residential architecture

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