building codes

Roofs built after 2015 survived Hurricane Ian better than older roofs, even those on older homes.

Florida leads the nation in strict building codes. But a new report suggests that all those hard-won gains have been undermined by the explosion of growth along the coast.

The Florida Building Commission says there is no reason they see to treat coastal and inland buildings differently. That was a key idea behind the post-Surfside law that passed in 2022.

Lawmakers wrapped up the regular 2022 Florida legislative session in March without passing a bill that would create a statewide standard for ensuring that residential buildings are safe to live in. Some elected officials gathered April 14, 2022, at the site of the former Champlain Towers South on Collins Avenue in Surfside to express urgency for a new law in Florida.

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The city of Boca Raton is proposing a 30-year building recertification code that will be checked every 10 years after. The move comes after last month's collapse at the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside.

Day six of search and rescue in Surfside and Miami-Dade has identified new buildings with overdue concerns that need to be addressed.

The last time the Florida building code changed, it required any new construction along the coast to elevate buildings a whole foot. Just three years…

Florida has some of the nation's toughest building codes. But the rules are looser in the Panhandle, allowing construction that couldn't stand up to the storm's 155 mph winds.

It was once argued that the trees would help save Florida's Panhandle from the fury of a hurricane, as the acres of forests in the region would provide a…