Originally Posted By: bws48
A few years ago I saw an article about a new style of house, developed in the Netherlands, that, while it sat on the ground, was constructed in such a way that it would float in a flood (while still centered on pylons or such).

Maybe should be looked at again, with wider application. . .


Possibly, but it sounds expensive and perhaps more applicable to places with very high population density and therefore high land prices. In other places with relatively lower population density it might be simpler to build some place else ?