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What is the difference between Miami-Dade and Florida Building Code?

April 26, 2017building code difference Florida Miami-Dade

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What is the difference between Miami-Dade and Florida Building Code?

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Miami-Dade County has the strongest recorded wind speed and therefore has very strict standars for protection products used there. These product have been tested to PA 201, PA 202, PA 203. Florida Building Code has instituted a High Velocity Hurricane Zone code that is comparable to the Miami-Dade testing and approval. These products have been tested to TAS 201, TAS 202 and TAS 203. These products can be used in Miami-Dade or other HVHZ regions of the state. For Non-HVHZ regions, the testing is ASTM-E1886 (This test method determines the performance of exterior windows, curtain walls, doors, and impact protective systems impacted by missile(s) and subsequently subjected to cyclic static pressure differentials) , ASTM-E1986 (Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Storm Shutters Impacted by Windborne Debris in Hurricanes) and ASTM-E330 (Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure