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Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.

Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.

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Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).

Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).

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Connecting hardware helps tie the walls to the top plates and rim joists to ensure a continuous load path to improve a building’s resistance to high winds, floods, and earthquakes.

Connecting hardware helps tie the walls to the top plates and rim joists to ensure a continuous load path to improve a building’s resistance to high winds, floods, and earthquakes.

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Protect Your Home from Flood Damage

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Video showing steps to protect homes from flood damage using both dry flood-proofing and wet flood-proofing methods per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction, FEMA P-762

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Guide describing sound mitigation measures to lower building natural disaster vulnerability to assist local officials and community decision makers in coastal areas.

FORTIFIED Home Corrosion-Resistant Fasteners - New Documentation Requirements

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Checklist highlighting the requirement for metal structural connections and materials fasteners used to retrofit or construct FORTIFIED buildings less than 3,000 ft from saltwater to be suitably protected from corrosion.

For homes built in V Zones a registered professional engineer or architect must certify that the lowest floor elevation is above the BFE and piles and structure are anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement due to combined wind and water

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Protect Your Home from High Wind and Earthquakes

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Video showing how to protect your home against both earthquakes and high winds and how similar design strategies can work for both events per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Critical connections for providing a continuous load path in buildings and storm shelters

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What Type of Connection is Critical in Creating a Continuous Path Differing Loads?

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Video demonstrating how all connections are critical in creating a continuous path for loads acting on a building (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.© National Building Museum (2014))

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design CMU Plans and Details

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design CMU Plans and Details

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Concrete Plans and Details

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Concrete Plans and Details

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design ICF Plans and Details

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design ICF Plans and Details

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Wood Frame with CMU Infill

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Wood Frame with CMU Infill

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Sheathing Requirements

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Sheathing Requirements

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Details for Safe Rooms That Use Basement Walls

FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Details for Safe Rooms That Use Basement Walls

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Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.

Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.

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After the Storm: Building for High Wind Resistance

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Video presentation describing the importance of a continuous load path and how good design and construction practices can improve storm resistance per APA guidelines.

The Importance of a Continuous Load Path

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Video illustrating the importance of a properly installed continuous load path in homes for the home's structural integrity including where and how to properly install bracing measures per IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.

Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.

Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.

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Final Grade Slopes Away from Foundation

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Guide describing how to properly grade a site so water will flow away from the foundation.

Patio Slabs, Porch Slabs, Walkways, and Driveways Slope Away from House

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Guide describing how to slope solid surfaces outside of a home so rainwater flows away from the home.

Flood-Resistant Pier, Pile, Post, and Column Foundations

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Guide describing how to construct flood-resistant homes using pier, pile, post, or column foundations.

Flooding Overview

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Overview guide describing residential floodproofing steps.

Design and Retrofit for Flood Protection

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Information guide describing flood protection measures to minimize damage and increase structural resilience of homes during a flood.

Gutters and Downspouts

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Guide describing the installation of gutters, downspouts, and alternate options for managing rainwater run-off from roofs.