Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NEMI-0319
Organization's ID:
ELK2460
Organization:
National Emergency Training Center (EMI)
Location:
Online
Length:
4 Days
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 building codes and inspections
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide engineers, architects; and community building officials and code administrators, training in six building science modules: 1) Flood prisions of I-Codes and ASCE-24, 2) Incorporating future risk into design, 3) Strategies for maximizing floodproofing success, 4) Steps to a successful elavation project, 5) Wind mitiation for buildings: Policies and procedures for successful recovery, and 6) Critical building performance for wind.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Locate Federal, State, and Local regulations that govern development in the special flood hazard area (SFHA)
  • Coordinate Building Codes and Floodplain Management
  • Navigate tools, including FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center and the Building Code Effectiveness Grading System (BCEGS) portal
  • Recognize factors in determining the feasibility of elevation retrofit as a mitigation solution
  • Demonstrate knowledge of elevation project management responsibilities including project schedule and budget elements
  • Examine and compare elevation methods and comprehensive construction challenges and solutions
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the benefits and challenges of successful elevation projects
  • Recognize key wind provisions of the latest consensus codes and reference standards
  • Distinguish the increased standards and considerations of tornado and hurricane saferoom design
  • Recall case studies that have successfully implemented building codes and standards, best practices, FEMA grants, and other funding sources to increase community resilience
  • Identify the types of critical facilities in a community, as defined by FEMA and ASCE 7
  • Recall key, high-wind design factors that must be addressed to ensure continuous operations of critical facilities
  • Conduct assessment procedures for conducting vulnerabilities assessments susceptible to high winds, per FEMA P-2062 guidance
  • Understand the specific needs of the various types of critical facilities covered in Unit 1 to ensure continuous operation during a high-wind event
  • Recall available FEMA programs and policies that aid in code compliance and mitigation actions
  • Recall the basic principles of conducting a FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis
  • Recall HMA Project application best practices and pitfalls
  • Apply the various sections in the I-Codes pertaining to the design, construction, and permitting of buildings and structures located in flood hazard areas

General Topics:

  • Flood provisions
  • Floodproofing
  • Elevation
  • Future conditions
  • Wind provisions and mitigation
  • Critical building performance for wind
  • Resilience policies and funding
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials