Syd Kitson, chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss how Florida community Babcock Ranch successfully endured Hurricane Ian nearly unscathed. Kitson says that instead of fighting nature, Babcock Ranch works with nature – using native plants and natural watercourses as sustainable methods of combating the storm. He also discusses keeping development outside storm surge zones, rating structures to withstand high-speed winds, and keeping the community 100 percent solar-powered.
Watch the segment here.
