Researchers from Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project say hurricane ties should be mandatory in provincial building codes across the country
As severe weather events such as tornadoes and derechos occur more often, researchers are calling for new provincial building code measures to better protect homes.
On July 13, two tornadoes swept through Ottawa’s south end, damaging more than 100 homes in Barrhaven neighbourhoods. He said protective building measures such as thick sheathing, longer, closely spaced fasteners for roofs and hurricane ties or truss screws would prevent damage to homes in storms and tornadoes designated up to EF-2, or around 220 km/h in wind speed.
The project conducted 447 severe weather investigations last year, including a derecho that took a 1,000-kilometre path through Quebec and Ontario’s most populated regions, killing around a dozen people and causing more than $1 billion in insured losses.
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