Please take note that the Florida Building Commission has adopted the Seventh Edition of the Florida Building Code and administration takes effect on December 31, 2020. Complete permit applications ...
During an August meeting of the state’s Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee, members debated a proposal to clarify how ...
Miami-Dade County has some of the strongest building codes in the world, designed to withstand the punishing 150 mph winds of Category 5 storms like Hurricane Andrew, which hit 30 years ago and ...
That's what we saw along parts of the Florida Panhandle last October when Hurricane Michael roared ashore at Mexico Beach. It's immediately evident: Our buildings are not capable to withstand this ...
Florida's 25% Reroofing Rule, found in the 2020 (Seventh Edition) Florida Building Code– Existing Building Edition’s Chapter 7 Section 706 EXISTING ROOFING and as modified by Florida Legislature’s SB ...
Rooftop wooden decks may offer the perfect getaway space for homeowners, but they need to be built to better withstand hurricanes, members of a Senate panel were told Monday. Thomas Campbell, ...
The Florida Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) voted this week to strengthen the State’s Building Code to clarify a ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricanes have proven to be costly in Florida. Most recently, Category 5 Michael devastated parts of the Florida Panhandle last October. As Andrew showed South Floridians in 1992 ...
After the devastation of Hurricane Michael, University of Florida professor David Prevatt surveyed the damage and wrote a report about the impact on Florida homes. His report stated that homes built ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Thirty years ago, a Category 5 hurricane named Andrew slammed into southeast Florida. For many long-time Floridians, that’s how they mark time: “before Andrew” and “after Andrew.” ...
Nearly half of the states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts received a poor rating from an insurance industry group that evaluated building codes and enforcement in hurricane-prone areas. Texas, ...
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