Tips on buildin a house in the tropics?

Question:building a house on the beach in phillpens, any tips on use of material or on outdoor living versus all indoor living?

Answers:
Make sure it is sturdy do to the tropical weather that comes by and your best bet is to find out what the building codes are for and required by law to have with your house. Once you figure out how deep you have to have it in the ground, the freezing point, and how big and what the laws over there is for building a residential building you can start to work on getting it designed.