Summer 2005
Required Engineering - Hurricane Academy - Coastal Population Booms - 2005 Hurricane Forecast
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Breakline Required Engineering Isn't it enough to have stringent building codes, demand special materials, and judiciously inspect new homes? No, according to some Florida officials. The two counties with the nation's strongest hurricane protections say they need yet another tool to ensure that single-family homes have all the right storm safeguards: a structural engineering review. In response to a study that found sometimes serious structural deficiencies in the blueprints for new homes, Florida's Broward County late last year hired a structural engineer to spot-check plans. Broward joins neighboring Miami-Dade, where a staff of structural engineers has double-checked all home plans
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