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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
Texas houses - Story of three little pigs and the big bad wolf named Ike!
"Texas Building Codes are non-existent or have been significantly weakened by the powerful building industry lobby. Builders are not licensed and for the most part the workforce is untrained to build homes properly. Judging from the devastation of hurricane Ike, clearly the codes were not adequately enforced," says Janet Ahmad.
HomeOwners for Better Building
â PRESS RELEASE â
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Ahmad
October 7, 2008 (210) 494-6404
Texas
houses - Story of three little pigs and the big bad wolf named Ike
Throw âem up and move âem out!
South Texas â Hurricane Ike battered Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County with 110 mph with the surge at 11 feet, about half of what was predicted.
âEven though the best built home may also have been destroyed by hurricane Ike, most
Texas
homes are not built to withstand CATEGORY 2 hurricanes or higher,â says Janet Ahmad, National President, Home Owners for
Better
Building
.
"Texas Building Codes are non-existent or have been significantly weakened by the powerful building industry lobby. Builders are not licensed and for the most part the workforce is untrained to build homes properly. Judging from the devastation of hurricane Ike, clearly the codes were not adequately enforced," says Janet Ahmad.
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