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Hurricane Damage Survey Leads to Calls for Change Publication Date: 19-JUN-06 Author: ENR Staff Format: HTML

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A broadly scoped, federal study of last fall’s hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast has led to a call for stronger application of uniform building codes, better science for forecasting storm surge, the licensing of roofing contractors and an assessment of coastal bridges throughout the nation for design and retrofit improvements.

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