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"I visited Florida neighborhoods and saw where homes built pre-Andrew and pre-uniform building codes once stood and were destroyed," he said. "Across the street, homes built to code, post-Andrew, stoo

Katrina Makes The CaseFor Better Building CodesBy Harvey RylandWhen a storm smashes homes and businesses in three states into piles of kindling, devastates a ...

Boost Building Codes, Congress UrgedHigher standards in three states hit by Katrina could have saved 80 percent of lossesWashingtonThree of the states in the ...

An insurance industry group is asking Louisiana lawmakers to work out the differences between two bills establishing stronger building codes in the waning days ...

Florida sustained less building damage than other states hit by Hurricane Katrina because of a tougher construction code, a modeling firm study has found.The ...

Hurricane Charley Validates New Building Code Properties built since Andrew fared much better than older buildings in high windHurricane Charley will be closely studied for ...

Attack Resistant N.Y. Building Code UrgedNU Online News Service, Sept. 9, 3:22 p.m. EDT?The head of a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> ...