Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

NEMI-0031

Organization's ID:

ELB0279

Organization:

National Emergency Training Center (EMI)

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

4 days (28 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	2	Emergency Management or Project Management

Description

Objective:

This course objective is to provide engineering and economic guidance to architects, engineers, and local code enforcement officials in retrofitting existing one- to four-family residential structures situated in flood-prone areas.

Learning Outcomes:

Apply basic analysis and design methods to various retrofitting measures
Conduct a benefit-cost analysis (BCA) of retrofitting alternatives in order to select one that is both cost-effective and technically feasible
Identify basic retrofitting methods appropriate for residential structures in flood-prone areas
Identify National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy, regulations, building codes, and standards that govern retrofitting projects
Evaluate the suitability of retrofitting measures for individual residential structures in terms of technical parameters
Homeowner preferences
Federal, state, and local regulations
Understand the analyses that are necessary to determine flood and non-flood related forces, and the other site-specific characteristics that control the design of retrofit measures