Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NEMI-0241 Version: 3 Organization's ID: EL0312 Organization: National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) Location: Classroom-based Length: 4 Days Minimum Passing Score: 75 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2028 1/1/2023 - 5/31/2025 8/1/2019 - 12/31/2022 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Building Science Fundamentals Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to provide engineers, architects, and community building officials and code administrators training in muilti-hazard mitigation design options. Emphasis is placed on flood, wind, earthquake, and wildfire events. Learning Outcomes: Identify sources of information concerning critical properties of each hazard; e.g., hazard size and intensity classification systems. Recognize the damage risk to the constructed environment for each hazard. Identify resources of technical information helpful in developing and evaluating proposed mitigation strategies for each hazard. Identify mitigation options and technologies for each hazard. Identify current and emerging critical issues for each hazard. Recognize key issues of wind, flood, earthquake, and wildland/urban fire hazards and respective hazard mitigation. Understand the characteristics of each hazard. Recognize hazard-resistant design provisions in the model building codes for each hazard. Describe FEMA Building Sciences Branch roles and responsibilities in advancing hazard-resilient communities, its programs, and activities for pre‐ and post-disaster hazard mitigation. Describe potential risk synergies present in multi‐hazard environments, key issues in recognizing and managing risk associated with multi‐hazard environments. General Topics: Building Sciences Hazard-resilient communities Building codes and standards Building Code Adoption Tool (BCAT) Building Codes Save Study (BCS) Building Code Protectiveness Ratings (BCPR) Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Classroom Exercise Discussion Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content