This course has been discontinued.
Being in a subtropical region, Florida is vulnerable to the ravages of hurricanes. The 2020 Florida Building Code, 7th Edition, covers a wide range of topics from life safety, occupancy requirements and structural requirements of buildings to help mitigate damages due to the high wind hurricanes can bring. The most recent update of the code addresses the requirements for resisting hurricane forces and includes code revisions to roof requirements, wall construction, foundation construction and allowable strengths for materials. This online, interactive course will go over these items and show how it is relevant in designing for hurricane and wind loads.