On Nov 1, 11:03*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.

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

When Andrew hit Homestead, FL back in '92 many of the least damaged
homes were those built by Habitat for Humanity. They found out that
the volunteers, not knowing what they were doing, drove a lot more
nails in each joint than a normal contractor would use. Unintentional
hurricane proofing.