. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. on Dec. 31,2005, recommended adopting local building codes as a primary hazard mitigation strategy. Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed a new law last year after the storms, requiring enforcement of the 2003IBC and IRC statewide. No one knows how North Carolina would fare if a devastating storm like Katrina hit. However, the state has one of the oldest hurricane construction codes in the country, first implemented in the 1960s and improved over time. The most recent version is based on the International
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. on Dec. 31,2005, recommended adopting local building codes as a primary hazard mitigation strategy. Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed a new law last year after the storms, requiring enforcement of the 2003IBC and IRC statewide. No one knows how North Carolina would fare if a devastating storm like Katrina hit. However, the state has one of the oldest hurricane construction codes in the country, first implemented in the 1960s and improved over time. The most recent version is based on the International Code, with amendments addressing North Carolina's needs. Current building practices include an open-piling foundation for oceanfront properties, combined with a high first-floor elevation, so waves can pass through. "There is a low probability that North Carolina will get a storm with the water level as high as it was during Katrina," says N o one knows how North Carolina would fare if a devastatingstorm like Katrina hit. However, the state has one of the oldest hurricane construction codes in the country, first implemented in the 1960s and improved over time. The most recent version is based on the International Code, with amendments addressing North Carolina's needs. Earlier this year, the Building Code Council implemented rules requiring storm shutters for windows and doors on all new homes built within 1,500 feet of the ocean, a much narrower zone than the national standard. The Council will reassess the width of the zone after several reports on Florida are released later this year. ABOVE: Katrina forced many large boats aground in Gulfport and other places along Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Storm Expertise Rogers has decades of experience studying buildings damaged by storms. During the last 31 years, he's surveyed the structural damage from the storm surge and waves caused by most major hurricanes that have hit the East and Gulf coasts. After Hurrica
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