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Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant standards for structures which the Florida Building Code subsequently enacted across all requirements for hurricane-resistant buildings. Many other states reference the requirements set in the Florida Building codes, or have developed their own requirements for hurricanes ...
A Category 5 hurricane-proof log house is resistant to winds up to 245 miles per hour (394 km/h). Wall logs in such construction must be made of glued laminated timber and all other components of the house, including hurricane straps, must be hurricane-resistant.
Hurricane fabric coverings are a newer, relatively lower cost type of shutter. Tested and approved systems are made from polypropylene fibers, polyamide fibers or from laminated or cast PVC. In 2011, a flat hurricane shutter system developed by UltraTek Worldwide was approved by Florida Building Code. [3]
In addition to Hurricane resistance, Hunters Point homes are net-zero and independently powered through a hybrid solar and battery power source provided by a German startup company. That means ...
Hurricane Idalia is set to make landfall in Florida this week. Here's what renters insurance covers and what it doesn’t.
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Hurricane ties are in place at the top of the wall as the roof trusses are being placed. A hurricane tie (also known as hurricane clip or strip) is used to help make a structure (specifically wooden structures) more resistant to high winds (such as in hurricanes), resisting uplift, racking, overturning, and sliding. [3]
The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) is a scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds.