"The fast-growing capital pairs tech dollars with a deep love of regional limestone, metal roofs, and wrap-around porches that chase prevailing breezes. Builders are taking it one step further: net-zero luxury homes outfitted with 15-kW rooftop arrays, battery walls, and high-SEER heat pumps are selling out in gated exurbs like Westlake and Lakeway. Hill Country Modern façades stay authentic-rough stone, standing-seam steel-but behind the walls a double-stud cavity (R-28) and low-E triple glazing crush Austin's 2025 Energy Conservation Code."
"In South Florida, Category 4 wind loads and six-foot storm surges define aesthetics as much as sunshine. Architects are stripping away Mediterranean arches for simplified rooflines, cast-in-place concrete cores, and floor-to-ceiling impact glass that meets the state's new 9,000-psi missile test.Design teams specify elevated slabs (FEMA +3 ft) and beefy tie-downs, then bring warmth back with coral-stone cladding and deep lanais for shade. Top retrofit requests in 2025 include structural sheathing upgrades, rooftop "hurricane windows," and back-up micro-grids that can island a home for 72 hours"
Buyer expectations in 2025 emphasize resilience, energy use, and a strong sense of place alongside functional living. Austin exemplifies net-zero Hill Country Modern with 15-kW rooftop arrays, battery walls, high-SEER heat pumps, double-stud cavities (R-28), and low-E triple glazing that exceed the 2025 Energy Conservation Code. Miami shows hurricane-ready tropical minimalism with cast-in-place concrete cores, floor-to-ceiling impact glass meeting a 9,000-psi missile test, elevated slabs (FEMA +3 ft), tie-downs, coral-stone cladding, deep lanais, and retrofits such as structural sheathing, hurricane windows, and micro-grids that can island homes for 72 hours.
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