Building Science Resource Library
The Building Science Resource Library contains all of FEMA’s hazard-specific guidance that focuses on creating hazard-resistant communities.
You can search for a document by its title, or filter the collection to browse by:
- Topic: High winds, flood, earthquake, etc.
- Document Type: Brochure, report, fact sheet, infographic, etc.
- Audience: Building professionals & engineers, individuals & homeowners, teachers & kids, etc.
The Playbook is intended for officials interested in increasing community resilience and reducing loss from natural hazards by adopting the latest editions of model building codes. The Playbook provides general steps to help navigate the code adoption process and informs about FEMA grants available to support building code adoption and enforcement activities.
- Aug 4, 2022
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Flyer outlining eligible building code activities that occur up to 180 days after a major disaster declaration can be reimbursed through Public Assistance.
- Jul 1, 2022
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The purpose of this report is to (1) identify ways to improve U.S. seismic code and standard development for new buildings, (2) identify areas where improved content and ease of use would be beneficial, and (3) identify how to better disseminate seismic code updates and to provide education about the code to practicing engineers and building officials.
- Apr 14, 2022
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- Mar 25, 2022
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- Feb 18, 2022
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FEMA P-2192 is a three-volume series of educational materials for users of the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Provisions and the ASCE/SEI 7-22 standard. Volume 3 offers design flow charts for various parts of seismic design for buildings.
- Jan 28, 2022
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FEMA P-2192 is a three-volume series of educational materials for users of the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Provisions and the ASCE/SEI 7-22 standard. Volume 1 includes design examples covering the major topics of change in the 2020 NEHRP Recommend Provisions.
- Jan 28, 2022
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FEMA P-2192 is a three-volume series of educational materials for users of the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Provisions and the ASCE/SEI 7-22 standard. Volume 2 provides a collection of training course presentations for the topics of design examples in Volume 1.
- Jan 28, 2022
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This catalog includes FEMA’s hazard-specific guidance that focuses on creating disaster-resistance communities in the convenience of one place. The publications are organized by primary hazard (earthquake, flood, high wind, multi-hazard, and other), and then by stakeholder groups: individuals and homeowners, teachers and kids, private sector and small business, community planning and policy, building professionals and engineers (contractors, builders, engineers, and architects), and Mitigation Assessment Team reports, which are applicable to all stakeholders.
- Jan 26, 2022
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The Guide covers Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) topics in ASCE/SEI 7-16 Section 12.13 and Chapter 19, including base slab averaging, foundation embedment, foundation and soil flexibility, period lengthening, and foundation damping. It also provides advice on modeling of basements and gives easy-to-use rules-of-thumb on when SSI is likely to be of significance. The focus is on techniques that practicing engineers can use. As such, soil flexibility is addressed through the use of springs, rather than by finite element modeling.
- Jan 3, 2022
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