FLORIDA
In a unanimous vote, the Florida Building Commission recently moved to change the new 2004 Florida Building Code to meet the existing level of wind requirements in the 2001 code. The commission's action ensures that buildings in high-wind areas be constructed to withstand basic wind speeds of 110 miles per hour.
The action was in response to an oversight in the new code that would have lessened the requirements for wind-resistant construction in the state's interior and made homes over a large area vulnerable to high winds.
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