What is the connection with this article? As far as I can tell, the homes presented here don't seem to exemplify or even closely depend on US or European building practices. For instance, I'm not sure how many homes are rated for 190 mph (305 km/h) winds in either region.

Municipalities in the United States typically require building construction to follow the standards outlined by the International Building Code[1]. Therefore I wouldn't expect the building quality in the United States to differ significantly from other nations following those same codes.

[1]: https://www.iccsafe.org/

The "International" Building Code is predominately a US thing, that a few other countries follow.

Ah good point! I was definitely swindled by the name.

https://www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/fact-sheet.pdf

"All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the I-Codes at the state or jurisdictional level. Many federal agencies, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands use or reference the I-Codes. Outside of the U.S., the I-Codes are the basis for the Abu Dhabi International Building Codes, the regional Caribbean Building Standard, the Mexico Residential Building Code, the Haitian National Code, the Honduras Building Code, Jamaica’s construction codes, Georgia’s building safety codes and the Saudi Building Code."