Home Raising Academy Resources
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Elevate before it's too late / Steps to Elevation
Easy-to-understand overview of the home elevation process.
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Voluntary Participation Agreement - FEMA FMA
Sample VPA for Elevation under FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
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Voluntary Participation Agreement - FEMA HMGP
Sample VPA for Elevation under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
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NPS Flood Adaptation Guidelines
U.S. Dept. of the Interior National Park Service Technical Preservation Series
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National Hazard Mitigation Saves
Prepared by National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Counsel
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Mitigation Saves up to $13 per $1 Invested
Produced by National Institute of Building Sciences in 2020
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Lift Technician Level II - Self Study
Additional content on the operation of the Unified Jacking Machine
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Your First Elevation Project - Self Study
Undertaking your first elevation project with a company-owned house
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Catalog of FEMA Building Science Resources
Index of Building Science Publications FEMA P-787 / 6th Edition / January 2022
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Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting
Six Ways to Protect Home from Flooding FEMA P-312 / 3rd Edition / June 2014
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Costal Construction Manual
Principals and Practices (4th Edition) FEMA P-55 / Volume 1 / August 2011
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Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction
Technical Fact Sheet Series / FEMA P-499 December 2010
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Engineering Principles and Practices
for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residiential Structures / FEMA P-259 / January 2012
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Requirements for Flood Openings
in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures / NFIP TB-1 / March 2020
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Flood Damage Resistant Materials Requirements
for Buildings located in Special Flood Hazard Areas / FEMA TB-2 / August 2008
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Dry Floodproofed & Non-Residential Buildings
located in Special Flood Hazard Areas FEMA TB-3 / January 2021
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Flood Resistant Design and Construction
American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE Standard 24-14