By Kym Klasskklass@gannett.com
The next time a hurricane strikes Alabama, the homes in the city of Gulf Shores should be spared considerable damage.
A recent Louisiana State University study shows that incorporating just three wind-resistant features into residential buildings in Alabama could reduce hurricane damage and economic losses by as much as 87 percent -- assuming buildings were built to the 2003 International Residential Code building standards.
In the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, they are.
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