Raise the Roof!

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Raise the Roof!

• Teacher - Demonstration of a good PowerPoint
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• Ana McDonald

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Floods drown riverfront homes

• When water
• gets high,
• houses
• disappear!

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Homes that are built close to the river are most
at risk
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To live on the river, build an Ark House!
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But didnt a house built on stilts just float
away in 2002?

• Yes, but it wasnt an Ark House.
• The stilts must extend up to the roof.
• The Ark House floats, so if the water gets higher
  than planned, its no problem!
• Properly designed, an Ark House should withstand
  a flood! And that saves money!

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But arent they too expensive?

• Ark Houses typically add 12,000 to the cost of a
  house
• However, this is much less expensive than
  replacing a flooded house.
• And consider the savings in psychological stress!

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Properly constructed, Ark Houses will withstand a
flood
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Credits

• Comal County Engineers Officehttp//www.cceo.org
  /
• The Ark House homepagehttp//homepages.tig.com.au
  /projectx/default.htm