Concrete block homes routinely last 50 to 100 years or longer than their wood ... Block Strong is a partnership between Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc. and Florida Concrete Masonry ...

In the eerie silence of a neighborhood torn apart, stands a loud reminder of Melanie Hardegree's survival: her solid, concrete block home. "I hate to even think about it now," sighs Hardegree.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is booming with new construction of structures made mostly of wood frame or concrete block. But there is a new player in the market that is using a material you ...

“Ask about any builder what they want in their own home, and they’ll usually say concrete block _ the strong stuff,” said David Astorland, owner of Astorland Contracting in West Palm Beach ...

In Lee County, just steps from the Caloosahatchee River, lies Priscilla O’Harra’s concrete block home. Her husband built it in the ‘70s, she said, and at 86, she lives there with her son ...

Florida Today. HUDSON — Bobby Goddard rode out Hurricane Helene's surging floodwaters in the darkness inside his canal-front concrete-block home in Hudson's low-lying Sea Ranch neighborhood ...

Unlike most homes in North Florida, this one features concrete block and poured-concrete construction, he said. “It’s designed to be a legacy home, meant to be there for generations.” ...

Developers in Florida are rolling out new homes built with wooden frames, undaunted by the risk that wood can be less reliable than other materials for withstanding hurricane-force winds.