Dome house in Pensacola FL

[debidoo]

Several years ago I read about a dome house that supposedly would survive an intense hurricane.  One was being built in Pensacola FL and I wonder if it survived Michael.  Have you ever heard about this type of house and what do you think?

[snuggleycutejc]

yup make sense but why aren't there more. Perfect anywhere there's wind and rain sounds like it would be a strong enough.

[rob110]

Never heard of the dome house, though they do make homes to survive a category 5 hurricane but not storm surge.

[bshee58]

Don't know anything a Dome house in Pensacola, but hope that is real.

[catchow]

looks like they have their own webpage

domeofahome . com

[ancmetro]

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[ancmetro]

     I have seen many dome houses...not necessarily in Florida.
     And I wonder if it is better roof design to stand gusty winds.

[hkckk5]

I have not heard of a dome house. But i have heard of some homes being built to survive a hurricane 5. The dome house sounds like a good idea to me.

[makeblessed]

I am not familiar with a Dome house,  it sounds like a good idea for hurricane prone areas but I wonder would it help with strong storm surge and wind.

[bigfoot951]

I live on the coast in South Carolina.  Hurricanes are always a possibility for us and I have never heard of such a thing.  They might be able to make such a house that would be 'less' likely to be messed up by a hurricane, but I don't believe they could make it hurricane proof.

[dwggs]

I googled and found an article about how the Dome Home in Pensacola survived Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

Here is the link ==> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6011773/ns/weather-weather_news/t/dome-home-weathers-storm/#.W8c6AHtKipo

[mgint]

saw some built on building off the grid tv show

[king4cash]

I saw the story about the house on tv, great miracle, maybe the state need to copy thier plans for the people's safety...

[tnshpalmer85]

I never heard of the dome house in Pensacola. I live in Florida and have been through several Hurricanes. Even if I had a Dome house I don't think I would want to stay in there during a category 4 or 5 storm. I would prefer to evacuate or go to a shelter where there are people there to help if things get really bad.

[myfreebees316]

Dome house that could survive a hurricane is nice but if there in a flood region it wont matter