In Florida and other hurricane-prone areas of the Gulf Coast and Southeast, hurricane preparation is part of the job. For construction projects, the risks are immediate and costly: Unfinished structures, unsecured materials, and critical-path equipment can be destroyed in hours. Every year, contractors and owners learn — often the hard way — that planning for a storm in the middle of one is too late. The time to build resilience is before the first tropical storm forms. 

Read more to discover hurricane preparedness and recovery procedures for construction projects.