Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NEMI-0167

Organization's ID:

E0386

Organization:

National Emergency Training Center (EMI)

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

1 week (32 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	Project Management

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to train participants to effectively use FEMA P 55, Coastal Construction Manual (4th Edition). The course and publication provide a comprehensive approach to planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining homes in the coastal environment. The course contains in-depth descriptions of design, construction, and maintenance practices that, when followed, will increase the durability of residential buildings in the harsh coastal environment and reduce economic losses associated with coastal natural disasters.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the basic principles of designing in a coastal environment: design premise, design framework, constraints, defining a successful building
Understand the differences in design requirements and expected performance between coastal construction and inland construction
Understand the significance and lessons of historical events at the coast
Understand how to calculate design loads and conditions
Identify siting, design, construction, and maintenance defects that result in vulnerable buildings
Describe minimum requirements and best practices for coastal construction
Identify coastal hazards at potential building sites and identify where to obtain pertinent information
Understand the continuous load path principle