I am not sure why it has taken this long, but HUD is now sponsoring a competition for more disaster resilient housing designs. See HUD is Promoting Resilient Design Solutions in Wake of Sandy.
Recovery Diva
Long-Term Recovery from Disasters
I am not sure why it has taken this long, but HUD is now sponsoring a competition for more disaster resilient housing designs. See HUD is Promoting Resilient Design Solutions in Wake of Sandy.
Recovery Diva 
Why bother? Architects for Humanity – and Cameron Sinclair – have been doing this world-wide for over a decade (impressive work post-Katrina in MS and LA). Who needs the government to do it when it’s virtually already done, at no cost to the taxpayers?