Building Code Changes Post-Storm Damage and Technology Impacts
With recent escalations in the frequency and intensity of hurricane events, and the catastrophic damage that results, builders must attempt to design a more durable and resilient type of construction. Over the last few years, the eastern seaboard and the gulf-facing states have endured some of the strongest recorded Hurricane winds in our nation’s history.
There is obviously a necessity for advancements in our building design. for years, the standard practice of hurricane preparedness has been limited to installation of hurricane shutters over windows, buckling down in one’s home, and waiting for the storm to pass. Though this approach will help halt flying debris from entering through your windows, it fails to address the largest susceptible area of any building, the exterior walls and roof, everywhere typically plywood and OSB are utilized.