Registration: 7:30 am | Program:
8:30 am | Lunch:
12:00 pm | Adjourn:
4:30 pm
Join us for an informative one-day workshop to integrate resilience
planning into your essential services and infrastructure needs.
Underpin your community’s economic vitality, the health and safety of
your citizens, and support longterm sustainability.
Recognize and
assess local disaster risks your community may face. Evaluate mitigation
measures based on the consequences and potential of those
risks.
Understand the
importance of incorporating FORTIFIED building programs into
construction techniques to provide an optimum level of protection
against a variety of natural hazards specific to your region.
Comprehensive Agenda:
The workshop covers a wide range of topics designed to formalize the process
of implementing disaster resilient construction at the community level.
Items covered include:
· Identifying
natural and man-made disasters · Assessing
local disaster risks · Building
code requirements for residential and commercial buildings · Disaster
mitigation techniques · Benefits
of disaster mitigation · FORTIFIED
for Safer Living and Safer Business · Safe
Rooms and Storm Shelters · Flood
resistant construction · Fire
resistant construction · Earthquake
resistant construction · Enhanced
resilience through building code modifications · Economic
solutions with concrete building systems
Who Should
Attend: Intended for community leaders, builders, contractors,
architects, engineers, planners, and risk managers. General Public
Welcome!
Continuing
Education: Registered with the AIA-CES and GBCI for
6 CE
Professional Development hours.
Fee is only
$95. Lunch is provided.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Tien Peng, NRMCA Senior Director of Sustainability, Codes and
Standards
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