Buildings must be constructed to withstand category five hurricanes in revised building code

The requirement that buildings must be constructed to withstand Category Five hurricanes is a critical feature of the revised Building Code.

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He said the enforcement capacity of the Local Authorities will be strengthened, as the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has given approval for a revised Establishment Structure for the Municipal Corporations, which will facilitate the employment of more building officers.

“I want to emphasise that the Reconstruction Phase is not designed to restore what has been lost. It is to replace lost infrastructure with vastly modern, climate-smart and resilient structures that dramatically improve the lives of our citizens. However, there also has to be a clear understanding and acceptance among our nationally and parochially elected representatives, as well as the general public, that it will not be business as usual,” the Minister said.

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