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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 10:20:00 GMT -5
Interesting story in this week's NYT...
Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’ |
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Post by Coaltrain on Nov 1, 2018 19:46:46 GMT -5
Interesting story in this week's NYT... Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’ Must have been built by a Republican. |
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Post by Walter on Nov 1, 2018 21:38:44 GMT -5
Interesting story in this week's NYT... Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’ Must have been built by a Republican. Nope. Just a house built to current standards. No surprise there. The building code for wind resistance has gone from about 20 pages to over 200 in the past 3 code cycles. Hurricane Andrew started a big push to fix the code. IIRC, the first results of that push arrived in the code on the 2007 cycle. It would be safe to say that every pre-2007 structure was doomed from the start, and as that area was full of non-conpliant strutures, it was a foregone conclusion that the area was screwed if a they got hit head on. |
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Post by Coaltrain on Nov 8, 2018 19:04:26 GMT -5
Must have been built by a Republican. Nope. Just a house built to current standards. No surprise there. The building code for wind resistance has gone from about 20 pages to over 200 in the past 3 code cycles. Hurricane Andrew started a big push to fix the code. IIRC, the first results of that push arrived in the code on the 2007 cycle. It would be safe to say that every pre-2007 structure was doomed from the start, and as that area was full of non-conpliant strutures, it was a foregone conclusion that the area was screwed if a they got hit head on. Hmmmm, from what I saw on the news, the Owners of that home said they over built the home on purpose. In fact they went above and beyond what code was. Just an Fyi, I saw them say this in person. Florida has tough regulations, but in this case they had ZERO to do with why this home stood. |
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Post by Walter on Nov 9, 2018 12:10:33 GMT -5
Nope. Just a house built to current standards. No surprise there. The building code for wind resistance has gone from about 20 pages to over 200 in the past 3 code cycles. Hurricane Andrew started a big push to fix the code. IIRC, the first results of that push arrived in the code on the 2007 cycle. It would be safe to say that every pre-2007 structure was doomed from the start, and as that area was full of non-conpliant strutures, it was a foregone conclusion that the area was screwed if a they got hit head on. Hmmmm, from what I saw on the news, the Owners of that home said they over built the home on purpose. In fact they went above and beyond what code was. Just an Fyi, I saw them say this in person. Florida has tough regulations, but in this case they had ZERO to do with why this home stood. That implies that other buildings built to the current minimum standard didn't survive. Here's a good discussion of the aftermath review. It's nearly always a weak link in the construction that spells the demise of the entire structure. Kudos to the owners of that one house for being meticulous about the construction, but even at the minimum standard, done correctly, to current code, would likely have yielded a similar outcome. streetlevelpundit.ca/the-buildings-that-survived-michael-hold-the-key-to-adaptation/An important point made in the article: Panhandle properties that are rebuilt post-Michael will have to meet the stronger standards, but experts say homeowners who have upgraded their homes since the 2004 hurricane season—when four major storms struck the state—should be mindful that hurricanes are becoming more powerful and more destructive due to climate change.
“This is the new norm,” said Alvarez. “It’s not going to get better because as warming continues, we will continue to see incremental changes in how these storms behave.”This latest storm pushed past the expected normal max wind speeds, which is troubling for code writers. Ehhhhhh.....But...of course...Climate change is a hoax. |
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Post by bamorin on Nov 9, 2018 12:16:56 GMT -5
Must have been built by a Republican. Nope. Just a house built to current standards. No surprise there. poured concrete walls reinforced with cable and rebar. appears to be an above ground bomb shelter. not sure who's current standards those are. |
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