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Resilient Construction: Building Structures That Withstand Nature's Fury

GigaCrete’s GigaHouse: This is a steel-framed insulated expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam panel system. The company utilizes unique non-Portland cementitious plaster coatings and its own stucco material to construct durable, long-lasting walls and roofs built to withstand hurricane winds up to 200 miles per hour.

Source: Forbes, October 2019

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