Designing Homes and Communities That Can Survive a Disaster

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The Resilient Design Institute highlights an important element of sustainability

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Some 27 years ago, following a five-year stint as director of the [Northeast Sustainable Energy Association](http://www.nesea.org/) (which was then based in Brattleboro), I launched my own company focusing on information about environmentally responsible design and construction.

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/designing-homes-and-communities-can-survive-disaster