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Hurricane disaster survivors often want to rebuild sustainably to avoid future damage, but insurance payouts rarely cover anything different from what existed before. (newsie.social)

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Hurricane disaster survivors often want to rebuild sustainably to avoid future damage, but insurance payouts rarely cover anything different from what existed before.

And builders often overestimate the upfront costs of building back better.
https://theconversation.com/disaster-survivors-want-to-rebuild-safer-more-sustainable-homes-but-cost-misperceptions-often-stand-in-the-way-242669
#hurricane #economy #sustainability

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

@[email protected] And it is not clear that one may build back better enough to prevail in the next weather event. Understandably, insurance companies aren't willing to gamble, even if property owners insist on living where extreme events keep occurring.