Roofing Information:

• Professional Roofing Article

 Miami Permit Forms:

• Permit forms

General News:

• Building Codes & Housing: How building codes affect housing cost
• Blueprint For Safety

FEMA Requirements for Florida:

• Florida Building Commission governing of design and construction of residential  & non-residential buildings in Florida

Florida Wind Load News:

• Florida Building Commission: Instituted windborne-debris building codes in the Panhandle that require shutters or storm glazing in areas predicted to sustain winds of 130 miles per hour during a hurricane.
• Roofing Contractors: Roofing contractors in other U.S. regions are familiar with the construction permitting process and building codes used in their areas of operation. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the roofing requirements mandated by the Florida Building Code and how the Miami-Dade County Building Department verifies compliance with the code's roofing portions
• Greenhouses: The National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) publishes a standard that gives guidance for the calculation of design loads for greenhouses
• The Florida Building Commission voted unanimously, 20-0 in favor, to approve Wind Load Calculations!
• The Florida Building Commission Report to the 2006 Legislature
• Strict new wind codes could provide SIP builders with a new competitive edge
• Melbourne, City of: Minimum Plan Requirements for Commercial Building
• Fort Pierce, City of: Building Department’s design certification for wind load compliance
• Dunedin, City of: Minimum requirements for any new residential construction, additions or renovations to residential structures, and any accessory buildings 
• Hilsborough, county of: Checklist Form for Hilsborough County’s Minimum Requirements For New One & Two Family Residential Structures

Informative Magazines

• Window Fashions
• Traditional Building
• Custom Home
• Construction Business Owner
• Architectural Products
• Period Homes
• Remodeling
• Replacement Contractor
• Construction Equipment
• Automated Builder
• Qualified Remodeler
• Jobsite

Government Organizations

• Alabama Board of Professional Engineers
• Florida Board of Professional Engineers
• US Army Corps of Engineers Technical Manuals
• US Army Corps of Engineers Technical Instructions
• Federal Aviation Administration Online Publications
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Building Codes

• Standard Building Code Congress International
• The Florida Building Code
• National Fire Protection Association
• American National Standards Institute
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Florida Statutes

Of Interest to Design Professionals

• Construction Costs on the Web
• Design Professional Insurance Companies
• Construction Specifications Institute

Professional Organizations

• Post-Tensioning Institute
• American Concrete Institute
• American Institute of Steel Construction
• American Institute of Timber Construction
• American Wood Council
• National Concrete Masonry Association

Of Interest to Structural Engineers

• Portland Cement Association
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Blast Design by JKLConsult
• SSPC: The Society for Protective CoatingsFloor Vibration Software by Tom Murray
• Concrete Shell Structures
• Alpine Trusses
• Pavement-Transportation Computer Assisted - Structural Engineering (PCASE)
• County Wind Speed Maps

Global Warming Knowledge:

With global warming, hurricanes are most likely going to be appearing more and more; and the hurricane season will be longer.  The fact is, as the earth’s climate changes, the warm currents in the ocean will eventually have currents that will cross each other, which will diminish the occurrence of a hurricane; but this will not happen for years.  In the meantime, as the ocean slowly becomes warmer, we can all expect to see more hurricanes per year, and possibly more category 5 hurricanes than the earth has ever witnessed.

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• Global Warming & Hurricanes
• Global Climate Change

• Hurricane Katrina Video with Alan Jackson
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• Instructional Walkthrough
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