• Mobile Resources
• Contact Us
• A-Z Index
• FAQs
• Español
• Additional Languages

• Home
• Plan & Prepare
• Recover & Rebuild
• Apply for Assistance
• Disasters & Maps
• FEMA Audiences
• About FEMA
• News & Media

Building Science Publications

Flood/Wind

 Sign up for Building Science email updates

• FEMA Library - Best Build I Building Coastal Homes (video only)
• FEMA 15 - Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction 
• FEMA 54 - Elevated Residential Structures 
• FEMA P-55 - Coastal Construction Manual 
• FEMA P-85 - Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas 
• FEMA 102 - Floodproofing for Non-Residential Structures
• FEMA 116 - Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Hazard Areas - A Guidebook for Local Officials 
• FEMA 165 - Alluvial Fans Hazards and Management 
• FEMA L-233 - Taking Shelter From the Storm Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business (brochure)
• FEMA L-235 - Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting (brochure)
• FEMA 257 - Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas 
• FEMA 259 - Engineering Principles and Practices of Retrofitting Floodprone Structures 
• FEMA P-312 - Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting 
• FEMA 320 - Taking Shelter From the Storm Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business 
• FEMA 347 - Above the Flood Elevating Your Flood Prone House 
• FEMA P-348 - Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage 
• FEMA 361 - Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms 
• FEMA 416 - Using GIS to Demonstrate Successful Floodplain Management 
• FEMA P-431 - Tornado Protection Selecting Refuge Area in Buildings 
• FEMA 473 - Subdivision Design in Flood Hazard Areas 
• FEMA P-499 - Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction
• FEMA 543 - Design Guide for Improving Critical Facility Safety from Flooding and High Winds: Providing Protection to People and Buildings
• FEMA P-550 - Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations
• FEMA 577 - Design Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds: Providing Protection to People and Buildings 
• FEMA P-646 - Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis 
• FEMA P-762 - Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction
• FEMA P-787 - Catalog of FEMA Wind, Flood, and Wildfire Publications, Training Courses, and Workshops
  FEMA P-804 - Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings

Last Modified: Monday, 23-Jan-2012 11:29:18 EST

Contacts

• Download from the FEMA Library.
  
  
• FEMA Distribution Center
  To order free FEMA publications:
  
  
• Call 1 (800) 480-2520
  (M-F: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. est)
  
  
• Or fax: (240) 699-0525
  
  
• E-mail: FEMA-Publications-Warehouse@dhs.gov
  
• Please provide the title, item number, short number, and quantity of each publication, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime telephone number.

---