Dive summary:

• It's less common in housing design than in, say, auto design to think of aerodynamics and how round reduces resistance, but it's working for Deltec Homes.
• Deltec, which bills itself as "the original green builder," offers houses that, which not perfectly circular, are not rectangular and therefore do not give destructive winds a grip on a large, flat surface.
• The company has put out a schematic that shows how its designs can channel stiff winds around a house, and it also credits heavier-duty timber with helping prevent storm damage, too.

From the article:

Deltec says that in the company's 45 years, none of its prefabricated homes have been lost to high winds. ...