NAPLES, Fla. - In the hurricane season, protecting your family and your home are top priorities.

Now, some local developers are looking into new technology that won't only make your home more hurricane resistant, but also more energy efficient.
"It is unique in the industry. There are aspects of it that are the first in the world," Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club Marina Operations Director Ted Maupin says.

"This building is rated for 150 mile an hour plus, so it gives them peace of mind," the club's Vice President and General Manager Jack Sullivan adds.

That building and that peace of mind are for boat owners in the Naples area.
The new Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club just opened this massive dry dock facility built of concrete steel reinforced tilt wall.

They say, it can withstand a storm with 150 mile per hour winds, and there's good news for you. You could choose a similar method of construction for your next home.

Some Southwest Florida builders are now using poured concrete walls or insulated form concrete.

"Stronger than a block wall because its solid," Coastal Breezes Homes owner Greg Schmidt says.

Schmidt says he's only looked into using this type of material for a home at this point because the cost is high.

"When it came down to it, that extra approximately 20 percent in cost, they've decided they'd rather spend it elsewhere in the home," Schmidt explains.

But he says that could change soon because insulated form concrete offers much more than hurricane protection.

"Generally the money would be spent to increase energy efficiency at that point, more so than structure. At which case an insulated form concrete would allow for that," Schmidt says.

People we talked to say given the high price of gas and utilities, and living in a hurricane prone area, it's a good option for the future.

"Its definitely a good thought going forward," Chris Fox says."

"The way things are going, that would be a big plus. Absolutely," Carlos Quintana adds.