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Before the storm, the press / public was asking of codes should be changed to consider storms. Me: they already do.

Homes Built to Stricter Standards Fared Better in Storm Homeowners in Florida are finding that homes built to the stricter building codes seem to have fared better during Hurricane Irma.

Immediate Past President Cash O. & ELMC Advisory Committee Chair Elizabeth A. @ the Members' Lunch

Updated Codes Are Key to Safe, Resilient Buildings and Communities The horrific images from the London Grenfell Tower apartment fire last month and the Honolulu Marco Polo tower fire last week have stayed with us. We send our thoughts and prayers to those affected.

Important read for any enforcers dealing w/ decks. Do you think these need an engineering review, before permitting? https://t.co/VzsD1DCXOH

Deck Ledgers and I-Joist Floor Systems With such a wide range of engineered wood products available, a prescriptive approach for attaching a ledger to an EWP rim is hard to come by.