Description
Florida 2023 Advanced Building Code Internet Course – Gable End Anchoring and Framing in High-Velocity Hurricane Zones
Course Description
This class provides the one-hour of Advanced Building Code CE which, in addition to a one-hour Advanced Building Code Update class would satisfy the minimum requirement for renewing an architect’s license in Florida. It covers a selection of codes from Chapters 15, 21, 22, and 23 that deal directly with design and construction of structures in Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zones.
Learning Objectives
This course will help refresh students’ understanding of and familiarity with codes in the latest edition of the Florida Building Code that deal directly with design and construction in high-velocity hurricane zones (HVHZs). By the end of this course, students will have:
- Updated their knowledge of Florida codes that govern construction in HVHZs;
- Reinforced their awareness of the additional roles and responsibilities for construction in HVHZs that Florida assigns to architects and engineers;
- A clearer understanding of how risk categories are determined;
- Explored how codes for masonry, steel, and wood are tailored to the needs of buildings in HVHZs; and
- Focused on the additional vulnerability of gable ends in extreme weather events and the need to design them to resist storm forces and windborne debris in HVHZs.
Course Outline
Our class is divided into three lessons. Each of these lessons will address a key topic area within the Florida Building Code as it is applied to design and construction in High-Velocity Wind Zones.
- High-Velocity Wind Zones (HVHZs)
- Exterior Walls: Codes on Masonry Construction & Steel Construction
- Exterior Walls: Codes on Wood Construction
