1450 Brickell Tower Becomes Miami's First LEED Gold Office Building - Real Estate Channel
1450 Brickell Tower Becomes Miami's First LEED Gold Office Building Real Estate Channel Designed by Miami-based architecture firm NBWW & Associates and constructed by Coastal Construction , 1450 Brickell offers sweeping views of Biscayne Bay, ... and more »
5 Years After Katrina Gulf Coast Building Codes Still Inadequate - Insurance Journal
al.com (blog) 5 Years After Katrina Gulf Coast Building Codes Still Inadequate Insurance Journal Building codes and standards regulate the design, construction and maintenance of buildings. They help protect the health, safety and general welfare of a ... Alabama, Mississippi building codes improve, but trail national averages al.com (blog) all 3 news articles »
5 years after Katrina, homeowners insurance costs more - USA Today
Globe and Mail 5 years after Katrina, homeowners insurance costs more USA Today ... said states haven't done enough to promote disaster-resistant construction . " Building codes along the Gulf Coast today are mostly disappointing, ... 5 Years Later, Mississippi Still Feels Katrina CBS News Hurricane Katrina Changed the Market in Gulf States Insurance Journal Homeowners nationwide still paying for Katrina News-Leader.com New York Daily News (blog) all 5,385 news articles »
Time to Write Off New Orleans? - The Plank on TNR.com (blog)
Monsters and Critics.com Time to Write Off New Orleans? The Plank on TNR.com (blog) The other thing to keep in mind is that not just New Orleans but surrounding parishes are using the latest international building codes and latest NFPA ... In wake of Katrina, insurance is more expensive and harder to get Belleville News Democrat all 3,373 news articles »
Report Suggests Gulf Coast Properties Not Much Safer Since Katrina - Insurance Journal
Report Suggests Gulf Coast Properties Not Much Safer Since Katrina Insurance Journal " Building codes along the Gulf Coast today are mostly disappointing, with only Louisiana getting high marks for taking proactive steps to adopt a statewide ... and more »
What's been done - SunHerald.com
What's been done SunHerald.com Stronger building codes and higher elevations for structures to protect them from flooding were suggested; in April 2006 the Legislature passed House Bill ... and more »
Fewer Than 200 Travel Trailers Remain On Gulf Coast - Gov Monitor
News 8 Austin Fewer Than 200 Travel Trailers Remain On Gulf Coast Gov Monitor Every home rebuilt under the program must utilize the highest building codes and elevation requirements available. Furthermore, flood insurance covenants ... Residents Still Recovering from Hurricane Katrina WCTV all 98 news articles »
Galveston Pursuing Measures to Minimize Future Flood Losses - Galveston.com & Company (press release)
Galveston Pursuing Measures to Minimize Future Flood Losses Galveston.com & Company (press release) The codes were adopted with local amendments that address unique coastal building challenges. Ike revealed that all new construction designed under the ... and more »
Pearlington: Five Years Later - Aspen Daily News
Pearlington: Five Years Later Aspen Daily News County building codes have been revised intermittently over the last five years, and currently mandate raising new houses on stilts 18 feet above sea level. ...
For your Consideration: an Example of Christian Sensitivity - OpEdNews
For your Consideration: an Example of Christian Sensitivity OpEdNews Without the spires the building met local codes and a Massachusetts statute called the Dover Law effectively makes it impossible to block construction of ... and more »