The Sunshine State is known for it's beautiful beaches and tropical weather. Surrounded by warm ocean waters, it is this location that makes it especially vulnerable to severe tropical storms. Winds from these storms can cause severe destruction; therefore, the State of Florida has enacted building regulations to help minimize the damages caused by severe storms.
This interactive online course will cover the latest wind design and wind mitigation requirements from the Florida Building Code (based on ASCE 7-10, the 2010 version of the ASCE standard). In this course, we will cover what is applicable in this building code, types of issues covered in the wind design arena, and changes to the wind speed maps. Other issues covered include exposure of a building site, opening protection and enclosure classifications for how to protect a building in wind regions. The code has an alternate all heights method, which will be covered briefly. We will also talk about roof and wall components, and the special requirements for those components in high velocity hurricane zones, or more specifically, south Florida.
Identify the changes in Florida design provisions in the Florida building code
Discuss how code changes affect design and the importance is of those changes
Describe the basis for the changes and how they're intended to improve building performance during high wind events
Identify where changes are in the code for easy reference
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: William Coulbourne, P.E., F. ASCE, F. SEI
Mr. Coulbourne has a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Structural Engineering from the University of Virginia. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in three states. He is a national expert in wind and flood mitigation and has been involved in FEMA Mitigation Assessment Teams and natural hazard damage assessments for 20 years. He has been involved as an investigator or Project Manager with every major hurricane, tornado and flood since 1995, and was involved in a building collapse caused by terrorism and a tsunami in Japan. He has investigated failures and mitigation design techniques for thousands of buildings including residential structures, schools used as shelters, hospitals, and other critical facilities. He holds Certifications in Structural Engineering and Building Inspection Engineering.
Mr. Coulbourne has written articles for journals and given presentations, seminars and webinars for homebuilders, engineers, architects, building officials and homeowners on high wind and flood design and coastal construction issues and has taught as an Adjunct Faculty member in the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware. He was the primary author and Project Manager for FEMA 55: Coastal Construction Manual. He has co-authored books and journal articles on high wind design issues and strategies including Guides to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05 and ASCE 7-10, an ATC Design Guide on Basic Wind Engineering for Low-Rise Buildings and a book on Engineering Investigations of Hurricane Damage for ASCE. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a Fellow in the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE. He actively participates on the ASCE engineering standards committees for ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction, and a new standards committee for improving tornado wind speeds using the EF Scale.
Mr. Coulbourne is a member of the Florida International Wall of Wind Technical Advisory Panel, a member of an Expert Panel for the Texas Department of Insurance investigating methods for determining hurricane damage caused by wind and water, a member of ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission Executive Committee, a Board Member of the American Association of Wind Engineering, and a newly elected member into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni of the Via Department of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech.
1 hr. Online Course