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We do to our body. we have the technology and the ability to check what's behind the concrete, behind the wall. what is the condition of where the vertical sheer walls or columns meet the horizontal slabs. we have that ability to do on a daily basis and i'm sure that the inspectors, who are very well and strong and conservative in this community with the building officials, i believe they are gathering together right now as they did after hurricane andrew in 1992, to basically overhaul the system as we did in 1992 and the florida building code after hurricane andrew. >> kobi karp thank you ver...

And they're wondering, are they safe? are they safe in fort lauderdale? are they safe in boca? are they safe up and down the coast? what would you say to them? >> i would say to them that, as opposed to other countries that i've been to, for example when i was there a few days after the haiti earthquakes. and i was extremely surprised that they had absolutely no building code. nothing to fall back on. and look what happened. however, in here, in the states, there's the florida building code, it used to be the south florida building code, but the building code, like the mayor said is very strin...

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 residential building regulations and reduce the cycle of repeated losses resulting from hurricanes and other severe weather even...

Inconsistent building codes leave some states vulnerable to hurricane damage 2021 edition of Rating the States scores building codes along the hurricane coastline News provided by Share this article Share this article 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 followin...

Members of the historically Black Glenwood Community in Panama City are upset over what they perceive as new 'shotgun' homes in their neighborhood.