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On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:48:02 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
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On Nov 1, 9:03Â*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:20:14 -0400, wrote:
But the vast majority of blame should be rightly placed on:
Developers who sell waterfront housing on the beach knowing the risks.
Developers building non-hurricane approved housing.

I thought hurricane approved housing, much like earthquake approved
focused on keeping the outer shell of the building intact. Basically a
wind problem for hurricanes. But for Sandy although wind affected
trees and hence electricity supply, most of the damage was storm
surge.

Part of "hurricane proof" is building above the likely flood level.
A Florida beach house might be 14 or 15 feet off the sand

I already linked this picture in another thread but this is what
happens in a Cat 4 storm (Ike) when you build a 150 MPH rated house.
Sandy was a weak Cat 1.

Â*http://gfretwell.com/electrical/art....house.irpt.jpg

I tried googling for it and found only that one picture. It looks
suspiciously photo shopped.

Harry K

If you look around enough you will find the story of the helicopter
crew that shot the picture and before and after shots of the house.

Yeah, do a google IMAGE search for "house survives hurricane." The
owners lost a previous home to a hurricane, so had this one built to
withstand the next one.