New Report from IBHS Evaluates Building Codes in 18 Coastal States
January 10th, 2012
(PRWEB) January 09, 2012
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released a new report which provides an analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast. Building codes are intended to increase the safety and integrity of structures, thereby reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from hurricanes and a wide range of other hazards.
Rating the States: An Assessment of Residential Building Codes and Enforcement Systems for Life Safety and Property Protection in Hurricane Prone Regions is the first of its kind, state-by-state assessment of individual state performance in developing and promulgating a residential building code system, which uses modern building codes, coupled with strong enforcement related activities to enhance the protection of homes and families.
The report goes beyond just evaluating each states code system, said Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO. The report offers each state the detailed information and tools it needs to improve its building code process to better protect its citizens. It also gives interested citizens useful information so that they can understand the need for, and demand, better building codes.
The report combines IBHS engineering expertise and regulatory research to examine the three main elements of a states building code system:
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