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…residential buildings. Recent updates to ASCE/SEI 7-22
standards, incorporated into the 2024 International Building
Code, require critical and essential in tornado-prone areas
to withstand tornado loads. However, wood-frame
residential buildings, which account for two-thirds of
structural damage and most tornado-related fatalities,
remain excluded.…
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