Documents December 2013
Riverine Flooding
Coastal Flooding
FEMA P-550 - Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations- Technical Bulletin 5 - Free-of-Obstruction Requirements for Buildings Located in Coastal High Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 8 - Corrosion Protection for Metal Connectors in Coastal Areas for Structures Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 9 - Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Buildings Located in Coastal High Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
Riverine and Coastal Flooding
- FEMA P-348 - Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage: Principles and Practices for the Design and Construction of Flood Resistant Building Utility Systems
- FEMA 549 - Designing for Flood Levels Above the BFE (Appendix E of FEMA 549)
- FEMA L-782 - Building Science for Disaster-Resistant Communities: Flood Hazard Publications
- Technical Bulletin 0 - User’s Guide to Technical Bulletins: Developed in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 1 - Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures: Below Elevated Buildings in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 4 - Elevator Installation for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 6 - Below-Grade Parking Requirements for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 7 - Wet Floodproofing Requirements for Structures Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 10 - Ensuring that Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas Are Reasonably Safe From Flooding in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- The ABC's of Returning to Flooded Buildings (FEMA)
- Build with Flood Damage Resistant Materials (FEMA)
- FEMA P-936 Floodproofing Non-residential Buildings
Coastal and Wind
- FEMA P-499 - Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series
- FEMA P-762 - Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction: Design Considerations, Regulatory Guidance, and Best Practices for Coastal Communities
- FEMA L-781 - Building Science for Disaster-Resistant Communities: Hurricane Hazard Publications
Riverine and Coastal Flooding and Wind Hazard
Riverine, Coastal and Velocity Issue Resources
- FEMA P-259 - Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (Third Edition)
- FEMA 347 - Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House
- Technical Bulletin 2 - Flood Damage-Resistant Materials Requirements for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 3 - Non-Residential Floodproofing - Requirements and Certification for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
- Technical Bulletin 11 - Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas National Flood Insurance Program Interim Guidance
- Best Practices for Incorporating Building Science Guidance into Community Risk MAP Implementation
- Recommended Procedures for Flood Velocity Data Development
Riverine, Coastal, Wind and Velocity Issue Resources
- FEMA P-55 - Coastal Construction Manual: Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas (Fourth Edition), Volume I
- FEMA P-55 - Coastal Construction Manual: Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas (Fourth Edition), Volume II
- FEMA P-85 - Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards: A Multi-Hazard Foundation and Installation Guide
Wind Hazard
- FEMA 320 - Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business
- FEMA 320 - Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business - Design Drawings
- FEMA 361 - Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms
- FEMA L-780, Building Science for Disaster-Resilient Communities: Wind Hazard Publications
- FEMA P-804 - Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings
- Recovery Advisory - Tornado Risks and Hazards in the Southeastern United States (RA 1)
- Recovery Advisory - Safe Rooms: Selecting Design Criteria (RA 2)
- Recovery Advisory - Residential Sheltering: In-Residence and Stand-Alone Safe Rooms (RA 3)
- Recovery Advisory - Safe Rooms and Refuge Areas in the Home (RA 4)
Seismic
Building Code Resources
- Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Codes: Meeting the Requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (International Code Council)
- FEMA Quick Reference Guide: Comparison of Select NFIP and Building Code Requirements for Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Flood Resistant Provisions of the 2009 International Building Code Series (FEMA)
- Provisions of the 2009 I-Codes and ASCE 24 Compared to the NFIP (FEMA)
- Flood Resistant Provisions of the 2012 International Code Series (FEMA)
- 2012 I-Codes: Summary of Changes From the 2009 I-Codes (FEMA)
- Highlights of ASCE 24-05 Flood Resistant Design-Construction
- I-Codes Sample Checklists for Flood Hazards
- Including Building Codes in the National Flood Insurance Program, Fiscal Year 2013 Report to Congress, Impact Study for Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
Catalogs and Reference Documents, Tools
- FEMA P-758 - Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage Desk Reference
FEMA P-784 - The FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) Version 2.0- FEMA P-784, Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) User Manual and Workbook, Using the SDE Tool to Perform Substantial Damage Determinations, Tool Version 2.0
- Substantial Damage Estimator Best Practices
FEMA Building Science Publications for Risk MAP Outreach
