The Surfside Working Group, a coalition of seven Florida engineering and building professional associations, has recommended that the state impose mandatory building inspections for aging high-rise ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida’s Division of Emergency Management has officially opened its new State Emergency Operations Center, unveiling a 208,400-square-foot ...
Changes to the Florida Building Code and new floodplain maps will mean buildings in the state will have to be built at higher elevations. Nonresidential buildings will have to be built at 9.5 feet, ...