Course Description:

This course is designed to train Floodplain Administrators to effectively use FEMA P-55, Coastal Construction Manual. The course and publication provide a

comprehensive approach to planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining homes in the coastal environment.

Selection Criteria - The primary audience for this course is floodplain managers and building code officials. Engineers and architects are also encouraged to attend.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the basic principles of designing in coastal environments: design premise, design framework, constraints, defining a “successful” building.
• Understanding the differences in design requirements and expected performance between coastal and inland construction.
• Understand the significance and “lessons” of historical events at the coast.
• Describe minimum requirements and “best practices” for coastal construction.
• Identify coastal hazards at potential building sites and identify where to obtain pertinent information.
• Understand the basic principles of retrofitting existing structures as it pertains to dry floodproofing, elevation, and utility protection.
• Understanding substantial Improvement Issues.