Florida's coastal communities have added 1.5 million newresidents and almost a half-million new homes in the last decade,but the risk of catastrophic destruction hasn't grown along withthe new development, says the Miami Herald.
The eight hurricanes that devastated the state and cost $33million in insurance claims in back-to-back seasons a decade agoseem to be a distant memory to those new homeowners and homebuilders—except for the building codes.
According to the report, experts say Florida builders are doinga better job of making structures hurricane-resistant, in part byadhering to the state's building code implemented in 2002 after theonslaught of Hurricane Andrew. The 2002 code ensures that all newstructures go through rigorous inspections and are built withshatter-proof glass and straps reinforcing the connection betweenroof and walls, says the Herald.
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