Two of the country’s top disaster experts challenged emergency managers and forecasters from Texas to Maine to help educate coastal...
building codes News
City leaders in Moore, Okla., have approved new residential building codes requiring new homes to be built to withstand winds...
City councilors in Tulsa planned to begin discussions today on a proposed change to the city’s building code that would...
The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and...
In recognition of the impact wrought by Superstorm Sandy – $68 billion, the second biggest natural catastrophe loss in U.S....
Earthquakes never occur when needed so a team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers is shaking up a building themselves...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a $20 billion system of flood barriers to protect low-lying areas from storms...
Buildings in the St. Joseph, Mo., School District can withstand winds up to 90 mph. None are prepared to withstand...
Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal...
Since shortly after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the Jersey shore last October, homeowners up and down the coast have agonized over...