08-04-2010, 11:50 AM
I have often though that the building codes should be as strict as building on the shoreline - such as height of foundation, restrictions on propane placement, etc.
Shoreline or residences located in Fema flood zone are required to be 15 ft off sea level. I would say that something of this same type of thing should be applied to building within x miles of the current flow.
or maybe we need to break down Lava zone 1 into sub categories such Lava Zone 1A (active within 3 miles), lava zone 1B (not quite as active - flow +3 miles away), and etc.
There was a house that was built on 12 ft cinderblock columns (near Verna's) that survived - the lava went underneath it and amazingly did not burn the house. The columns ended up about 5 ft off lava but house survived.
Any ideas?
Shoreline or residences located in Fema flood zone are required to be 15 ft off sea level. I would say that something of this same type of thing should be applied to building within x miles of the current flow.
or maybe we need to break down Lava zone 1 into sub categories such Lava Zone 1A (active within 3 miles), lava zone 1B (not quite as active - flow +3 miles away), and etc.
There was a house that was built on 12 ft cinderblock columns (near Verna's) that survived - the lava went underneath it and amazingly did not burn the house. The columns ended up about 5 ft off lava but house survived.
Any ideas?