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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing a report providing best practices for reducing damages from floods to manufactured homes.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet providing an overview of the FEMA document Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet summarizing the changes to the flood provisions in the 2012 I-Codes that appear in the 2015 edition.
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FEMA
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Report summarizing the wind-resistant provisions of the 2015 edition of the International Building Code.
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BSSC,
NIBS,
FEMA,
NEHRP
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Guide providing engineering seismic design and building practices based on post-earthquake research.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet providing an overview of FEMA P-348, Protecting Building Utility Systems From Flood Damage.
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FEMA
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Document describing portions of the flood provisions from the 2018 editions of the IBC, IRC, IEBC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IFC, ISPSC, IPSDC, and ICC Performance Code.
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BSSC,
NIBS,
FEMA,
NEHRP
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Document presenting the minimum recommended requirements necessary for the design and construction of new buildings and other structures to resist earthquake ground motions throughout the United States.
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BSSC,
NIBS,
FEMA,
NEHRP
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Document containing a series of resource papers that describe earthquake design components, including shear walls, resiliency, ground motion, and story drift and deflection, among others.
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FEMA
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Catalog describing FEMA preparedness seminars from 2021 including preparedness and natural hazards topics.
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FEMA
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Document describing three methods for elevating a home out of the flood zone.
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FEMA
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Report explaining how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property.
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FEMA
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Technical fact sheet describing ways to construct asphalt shingle roofs to be more resistant to high winds and hurricanes; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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FEMA
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Information sheet from FEMA on preparation for extreme heat, including measures for keeping homes cool.
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FEMA
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Document containing recommendations on how to brace roofs and gable end walls based on lessons learned from analyzing the destruction from hurricane Andrew.
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FEMA
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Catalog describing FEMA earthquake-resistant construction resources.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing the characteristics that make for a successful coastal residential building, including design and construction recommendations; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
Organization(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA,
Applied Technology Council,
ATC,
URS Group,
DK Low and Associates,
Atkins,
TLSmith Consulting
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Volume II of a two-volume report providing a comprehensive approach to design, construction, and renovation of homes located in coastal environments.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA,
Applied Technology Council,
ATC,
URS Group,
DK Low and Associates,
Atkins,
TLSmith Consulting
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Description
Volume 1 of a two-volume report providing a comprehensive approach to planning, siting, and risk management for homes constructed in coastal environments.
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FEMA
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Technical fact sheet proving information on creating defensible space to reduce the risk of damage from fires to property.
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FEMA
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FEMA risk management series guide on hospital safety and resilience to natural disasters.
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FEMA
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Report explaining the principles of seismic design to architects.
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FEMA
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FEMA guide containing recommendations on how to implement cost-effective measures that can help to reduce the potential hazards associated with earthquakes.
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FEMA
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Poster describing earthquake safety tips and protection measures to take at home.
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FEMA
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Guide provides homeowners ways to prepare for an earthquake and protect a home against earthquake damage.
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FEMA,
NEHRP
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Reference guide helping families prepare for an earthquake and prevent earthquake-related damage.
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FEMA
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Report providing an introduction to the NEHRP recommended seismic provisions for new buildings and other structures.
Organization(s)
NEHRP,
FEMA,
Cal OES,
SCEC,
ECA
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Factsheet describing methods for securing HVAC units to avoid damage during an earthquake.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing requirements and recommendations for enclosures and breakaway walls for their use below the BFE, including a diagram of a compliant wall system and examples of systems that have either resulted in increased damages or increased flood insurance premiums; also published in FEMA P...
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FEMA,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Atkins Global,
URS Group,
Dewberry
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Comprehensive design guide describing the benefits and details of retrofit methods for buildings and equipment in flood-prone areas. Estimated costs are outdated due to publication date.
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FEMA
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Website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Factsheet for home and business owners describing ways to anchor fuel tanks to avoid displacement in floods.
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FEMA
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Short guide from FEMA describing how to anchor tall bookcases and file cabinets during seismic events.
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FEMA
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Website providing a compilation of guidance, case studies, tools, and training to assist local communities as they are in the midst of managing recovery post-disaster.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing how to prepare for hurricane season and mitigate damage from floods and high winds.
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FEMA
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A recovery advisory guide presenting important recommendations to reduce wind and water infiltration damage to new and existing residential buildings.
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FEMA
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Document discussing methods to bioengineer stabilization of shorelines using living and non-living plant materials in combination, known as the “Living Shorelines” concept.
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FEMA
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Summary document describing flood resistant building materials and some tips for building flood resistant walls.
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FEMA
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Factsheet describing the flood-resistant provisions of the 2021 International Codes and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 24-14, Flood Resistant Design and Construction, that are “higher standards” and that are more specific than the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements.
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FEMA
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FEMA document defining key coastal and flood hazard terms.
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FEMA
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Document describing commonly used terms in the context of levees and what they mean.
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FEMA
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Guide providing homeowners tips on how to secure bookcases and other heavy furniture with brackets and child-proof drawer and cabinet locks.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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FEMA
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Documents describing the similarities and differences between the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) minimum requirements and the requirements of the International Codes® (I-Codes®) and ASCE 24, Flood Resistant Design and Construction, a standard referenced by the I-Codes., and illustrating...
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FEMA
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Article explaining what a continuous load path is and the key connection points that make it up.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing the report FEMA P-804 Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings (2010) with a link to this report and gives an overview of FEMA funds for wind retrofit projects.
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FEMA
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Website providing links to scalable guidance and tools about the importance of earthquake mitiation to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees.
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FEMA
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Document explores alternatives to riprap on banks and waterways to mitigate bankside erosion in the Pacific Northwest.
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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing a set of standards for building materials able to withstand flood waters as needed with wet floodproofing.
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FEMA
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Online geospatial map with interactive viewer showing flood risk areas and base flood elevations