The Florida Building Code (FBC) has released the 2023 8th Edition, and the most significant change is that it now references ASCE 7-22 rather than ASCE 7-16. We have already summarized the major changes made in ASCE 7-22 in this article link. There were some minor...
It was Benjamain Franklin that said "..in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes and code changes". Ok, maybe I added that part about code changes, but it is true. Just about the time you think you understand the code and how to apply...
Update: The Florida Building Code 2020 was adopted in 2021 We have added the Florida Building Code 2017 Wind Loads to our software, MecaWind (Pro feature), and this gave us an opportunity to get familar with the Florida Building Code 2017. We wanted to take a moment...