Obama Seeks Building Code Changes Amid More Extreme Weather
- White House convenes meeting on resilience after disasters
- Tighter rules sought for commercial, residential projects
Skyscrapers and residential buildings line the beach April 4, 2016, in Miami.
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President Barack Obama is asking the private sector to tighten building standards to reduce losses from natural disasters after studies linked an increase in extreme weather to climate change.
The administration will announce Tuesday the start of work by the organizations that set standards for residential and commercial buildings in an effort to improve safety during and after events such as fires, floods and earthquakes.