553.73, Florida Statutes, Now Exempts Certain Construction on Spaceports from the Florida Building Code
553.73, Florida Statutes, authorizes the adoption and governance of Florida’s Building Code, and includes a section setting forth various types of construction that are exempt from the Florida Building Code. Effective July 1, 2025, as part of HB 683 (2025), now certain types of construction relating to spaceports are exempt from the Florida Building Code
Florida Thermal Efficiency Code Revised to Apply Less Stringently to Natural-Disaster-Damaged Buildings
Florida’s Thermal Efficiency Code is found in 553.900 - 553.912, Florida Statutes, and is intended to promote energy efficiency in thermal design and operation of all buildings statewide. As part of SB 180 (2025), the definition of a “renovated building” was modified to create a higher threshold of the cost of the renovation before compliance with Florida’s Thermal Efficiency Code applies to buildings damaged by natural disasters.