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Re:What Does It Take to Build a Disaster-Proof House? by spicyusername on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:53PM (#29211698)
Municipalities in the United States typically require building construction to follow the standards outlined by the International Building Code[1]. Therefore I wouldn't expect the building quality in the United States to differ significantly from other nations following those same codes.

[1]: https://www.iccsafe.org/

Re:What Does It Take to Build a Disaster-Proof House? by fy20 on Saturday November 13, 2021 @01:49PM (#29212181)
The "International" Building Code is predominately a US thing, that a few other countries follow.
Re:What Does It Take to Build a Disaster-Proof House? by spicyusername on Saturday November 13, 2021 @09:06PM (#29214881)
Ah good point! I was definitely swindled by the name.

https://www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/fact-sheet.pdf

"All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the I-Codes at the state or jurisdictional level. Many federal agencies, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands use or reference the I-Codes. Outside of the U.S., the I-Codes are the basis for the Abu Dhabi International Building Codes, the regional Caribbean Building Standard, the Mexico Residential Building Code, the Haitian National Code, the Honduras Building Code, Jamaica’s construction codes, Georgia’s building safety codes and the Saudi Building Code."