Hurricane Andrew Code News Today

And we consistently tried to build it for that. >> the engineers took all kinds of things. >> apparently so. >> my understanding is the codes -- the hurricane andrew code is that you have to build a house to withstand 120 miles an hour winds. you built this to withstand 240 miles an hour winds; is that right? >> 240, 250 something like that. it is poured concrete walls on top of 40 foot pilings and rebar all in the walls. steel cables go from the gurters above the pilings through the roof and co...