# Building Codes Save Money and Lives

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/building-codes-save-money-and-lives/
- Published: 2023-08-28T09:45:44-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: A home built to withstand 250-mile-per-hour winds in Mexico Beach, Fla. Photo credit: Johnny Milano / The New York Times / Redux. Article by The Editors. Scientific American – August 24, 2023. After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of those built before those stringent codes were enacted were simply gone. […] Click here to view original web page at www.scientificamerican.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio