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Flood Provisions in the International Code Series and 2010 Florida Building Code
When Hurricane Andrew hit southeastern Florida in 1992, the model building codes in use at the time had some flood provisions, but none had complete, mandatory provisions that were consistent with the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). One of the objectives of the NFIP is to reduce damage to buildings caused by flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has long recognized the advantages of enforcing floodplain management regulations through building codes. In 1994, three national model building code organizations established the International Code Council to develop a single set of comprehensive model codes, known as the International Code Series (I-Codes). FEMA, the federal agency that administers the NFIP, participated in incorporating the flood provisions into the I-Codes and continues to participate in the code development process. The flood provisions in the 2009 and 2012 I-Codes are consistent with the NFIP requirements for buildings and structures. Early editions of the Florida Building Code (FBC) that were based on the I-Codes did not contain flood provisions, but the 2010 FBC retains the flood provisions from the I-Codes and has Florida-specific amendments related to flood-resistant construction. CodeMaster, published by the Structures & Codes Institute, is a series of guides on topics related to building codes. CodeMaster: Flood Resistant Design (2011) focuses on the flood provisions in the 2009 and 2012 editions of the International Building Code and the International Residential Code and the referenced standard for flood loads in ASCE 7-10, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE, 2005b; 2010) published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the referenced standard for design and construction requirements in flood hazard areas, ASCE 24 (ASCE, 2005a).
Flood Provisions in the International Code Series and 2010 Florida Building Code
When Hurricane Andrew hit southeastern Florida in 1992, the model building codes in use at the time had some flood provisions, but none had complete, mandatory provisions that were consistent with the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). One of the objectives of the NFIP is to reduce damage to buildings caused by flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has long recognized the advantages of enforcing floodplain management regulations through building codes. In 1994, three national model building code organizations established the International Code Council to develop a single set of comprehensive model codes, known as the International Code Series (I-Codes). FEMA, the federal agency that administers the NFIP, participated in incorporating the flood provisions into the I-Codes and continues to participate in the code development process. The flood provisions in the 2009 and 2012 I-Codes are consistent with the NFIP requirements for buildings and structures. Early editions of the Florida Building Code (FBC) that were based on the I-Codes did not contain flood provisions, but the 2010 FBC retains the flood provisions from the I-Codes and has Florida-specific amendments related to flood-resistant construction. CodeMaster, published by the Structures & Codes Institute, is a series of guides on topics related to building codes. CodeMaster: Flood Resistant Design (2011) focuses on the flood provisions in the 2009 and 2012 editions of the International Building Code and the International Residential Code and the referenced standard for flood loads in ASCE 7-10, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE, 2005b; 2010) published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the referenced standard for design and construction requirements in flood hazard areas, ASCE 24 (ASCE, 2005a).
Flood Provisions in the International Code Series and 2010 Florida Building Code
Ingargiola, John L. (author) / Quinn, Rebecca C. (author)
ATC & SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering 2012 ; 2012 ; Miami, Florida, United States
2012-11-13
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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