In Gulf Coast communities like Horseshoe Beach, some residences were mostly unscathed, while others were obliterated. Experts say building codes played a large role.
. At least three people were killed in Florida. It also brought heavy rains and winds to Georgia and other East Coast states before moving out to sea Friday as a post-tropical cyclone.
"No question that the codes work," said Don Brown, a member of the Florida Building Commission and a former legislator from the Panhandle."They provide both life safety and reduce destruction of property. Having said that, there's always room for improvement."clobbered South Florida in 1992, the state moved to tighten its building codes away from a patchwork of local rules and into a universal standard.
The aftermath of Idalia also made it clear that homes elevated on pilings were protected from the storm surge.
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