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Inconsistent building codes leave some states vulnerable to hurricane damage
2021 edition of Rating the States scores building codes along the hurricane coastline
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RICHBURG, S.C., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A strong building code is critical to reducing the damage and destruction caused by hurricanes each year. On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the 2021 edition of
Now in its fourth edition,
Rating the States is released every three years following the building code update cycle of the International Code Council (ICC). The report scores the 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states vulnerable to hurricanes based on a set of questions related to statewide building code adoption, administration and enforcement and contractor licensing requirements in the adopted building code. It also provides a roadmap each state can follow to improve reside