After recovering from one disaster, and witnessing the devastation of others, SES first responder Eddie Cowie is doing everything he can to make his home more resilient.
After recovering from the cyclone, and witnessing the devastation of floods, bushfires and storms as a first responder in the Rockhampton region, Mr Cowie is now doing everything he can to make his home more disaster resilient.
"We've replaced all of our windows with different glass and different frames but we've also ensured this time that we put … metal mesh over the whole window so that it's going to protect all that glass," he said. Ms Bottero said they did their research in order to build a home that worked with the climate instead of against it."We're using extra thick roofing … that's for storms [and] hail resistance so we don't have to replace the roof, aluminium windows, which are a semi commercial frame, and stronger flyscreens," Ms Bottero said.
Mr Bottero said there were specific codes that had to be met when building a new home, but his design included higher grade materials that go beyond the average standard, giving it extra resilience.
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