If wind mitigation and stronger homes are the paths to reducing insurance claims and bringing down insurance premiums in hurricane-prone...
Florida building codes News
Editor’s note: For almost three decades, Florida contractors and building officials have operated under two different building codes: One for...
In the hardest-hit parts of southwest Florida, many newer structures survived remarkably intact in Hurricane Ian’s winds, suggesting that updated...
Hurricanes Irma and Michael served as a reminder that Florida, more than any other state, is at risk of one...
Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago;...
The showdown in the Florida statehouse last year had all the drama of a knock-down political brawl: Powerful industries clashing....