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For once, the phrase "they just don’t build them like they used to" is good news for today’s consumers. The infiltration of technology in the homebuilding market has resulted in a long list of products ready to provide homeowners with a level of protection their parents’ generation would have never thought possible.

Constructed to the Institute for Business & Home Safety’s Fortified…for safer living® program, which increases a new home’s resistance to natural disaster from the ground up, the NextGen "First to the Future" home is a fortress cleverly disguised as a typical family home. Just a few of the features include:

• A room built from the same material as bullet-resistant vests that can keep a family safe amidst F5 tornados and Category 5 hurricanes.
• A roof made from stone coated 26-gauge steel that can mimic the look of tile, shake or shingle while providing greater protection from earthquakes (at half the weight of composition shingles) and defend against hurricane force winds.
• Windows and doors that meet the toughest wind-borne debris requirements in the nation and feature impact resistant glass tested to be an incredible nine times stronger than a car windshield.

Of course a home is threatened by much more than just natural disasters, which is why this demonstration home includes products that protect residents from everything from UV rays, to exterior noise, to mold, to termites, all without sacrificing any aesthetics.

All of these innovations come together to present the kind of long-lasting durability that assures homeowners that the biggest investment they’ll ever make is built to last, and the most important treasures in their life, their loved ones, are truly safe at home.