Building Codes

[Laughing_girl]

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Originally posted by Obie

There is a group of people in Hawaii trying to change the building code.

This could be a lesson for them !!

Experts: Strict building codes saved lives in powerful Chile earthquake

Chile has over the years implemented strict building codes and rigorous evacuation plans, experts said.

"People are more familiar with them," Bellini said of the temblors. "They, in general, know what to do as part of their daily lives, plus the building codes are fairly well-enforced in Chile. It's in their culture."

In February 2010, about 500 people died when an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit. That quake was so violent, it moved one whole Chilean city about 10 feet west.

One month earlier, the importance of strict building codes was underscored when Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that leveled 70% of the Haitian capital's structures and killed at least 230,000 people.

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Your statement is so broad in regards to a a group of people trying to change the building code. Could you be a little more specific about what they are trying to change, and if an organized group what their name is?