It takes about 65 trees to produce the lumber to build the typical 2,000 square-foot house. But Kelly Moore and his wife, Margaret Hostetter, have designed a home cutting that number to near zero. The East Hill couple's iGreen Construction, Inc., is building a prototype house made almost entirely of aluminum and Styrofoam. And if building a home from those light, but durable materials sounds risky in this hurricane-prone region, think again. The 3,600-square foot structure with 18-foot ceilings easily passes wind load and flying missile tests, Moore said. "They've done hurricane tests on the walls once they're coated with a spray called laminex lexzar and a two-by-four wood beam just bounces off of it," he said.
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