Reminder: FEMA Coastal Construction Courses – June 6, 20, and 25

FEMA Building Science, the FEMA New Jersey Field Office, the New Jersey DCA, and Rutgers are pleased to announce multiple course offerings of “FEMA Best Practices for Flood and Wind Mitigation.” This course is offered to engineers, architects, contractors, builders, and local officials. There are still spaces open for these courses.

Schedule:

• Thursday, June 6, 2013, 8am – 5pm, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
• Thursday, June 20, 2013, 8am – 5pm, Waretown, NJ
• Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 8am – 5pm, Freehold, NJ

Course Description:

This 1-day course discusses wind and flood mitigation techniques that equal or exceed I-Code requirements for both riverine and coastal areas. The course provides information on improving hazard resistance for retrofitting projects and new construction of residential buildings. The course is designed to teach concepts from FEMA’s Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA P-55), Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings (FEMA P-804), and Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (FEMA P-259). The units taught in this course include: an overview of the Coastal Construction Manual, an overview of building design concepts, structural analysis and design, understanding and implementing flood provisions of the NFIP and I-Code series, flood retrofit guide, and wind retrofit guide.

To Register for classes email: David.Pradell@fema.dhs.gov

For more information, see the attached flyer and visit: http://www.region2coastal.com/sitenews/signuptodayfemabestpracticesforfloodandwindmitigationcourse

Visit FEMA Building Science at: http://www.fema.gov/building-science

 

• FEMA+Best+Practices+for+Flood+and+Wind+Mitigation+June+2013.pdf