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The 2010 edition of the Florida Building Code introduced significant changes to wind load design, in particular the presentation of the wind speed maps. [ 4 ] The Miami-Dade and Broward County norms, are both included in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zones (HVHZ) and contain more stringent requirements. [ 4 ]
One important addition to the new code was the requirement of missile-impact resisting glass, which can withstand high-velocity impact from wind-borne debris during a hurricane. Many houses built in South Florida since Hurricane Andrew are cinder block masonry construction reinforced with concrete pillars, hurricane-strapped roof trusses, and ...
Helene is expected to rapidly strengthen once it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and could hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane. ... ZONES IN WAKULLA COUNTY ARE ... 1995 building codes.
The commission study indicated that building codes and regulations were developed, amended, and administered by over 400 local jurisdictions and state agencies. [75] The Florida Building Code was established in 1998 and put into effect by 2002. [76] It phased out local laws and regulations and replacing them with universal statewide building codes.
The governor warned that time is running out for those living in evacuation zones to leave. ... Florida. Hurricane watch: ... manufactured homes, and homes that don’t meet 1995 building codes.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
On May 30, 2019, the Miami-Dade County Product Control Section issued a Notice of Acceptance (NOA #19-0326.04) in respect to the GigaCrete Exterior Wall Panel System and Large and Small Missile Impact Resistance, thereby designating said system as complying with the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) of the Florida Building Code. [17]
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]