Posted: 1/17/2012
New Report From IBHS Evaluates Building Codes in 18 Coastal States
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety [to www.disastersafety.org] released a new report that provides an analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast. Building codes are intended to increase the safety and integrity of structures, thereby reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from hurricanes and a wide range of other hazards.