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2. Florida Building Code - Wikipedia

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   The Florida Building Code ( FBC) is a set of standards designed by the Florida Building Commission for the construction of buildings in the US state of Florida. [ 1] Many regulations and guidelines distributed are important benchmarks regarding hurricane protection. Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant ...

3. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

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   The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.

4. General contractor - Wikipedia

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   A general contractor is a construction manager employed by a client, usually upon the advice of the project's architect or engineer. [ 7] General Contractors are mainly responsible for the overall coordination of a project and may also act as building designer and construction foreman (a tradesman in charge of a crew).

5. Regulation and licensure in engineering - Wikipedia

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   Regulation and licensure in engineering. Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public [1] and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes licensed to practice ...

6. Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia

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   Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear and gas-fired power plant located on a 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) site two miles east of Homestead, Florida, United States, next to Biscayne National Park located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Miami, Florida near the southernmost edge of Miami-Dade County. The facility is owned by Florida Power ...

7. Certificate of occupancy - Wikipedia

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   A certificate of occupancy is evidence that the building complies substantially with the plans and specifications that have been submitted to, and approved by, the local authority. It complements a building permit —a document that must be filed by the applicant with the local authority before construction to indicate that the proposed ...