Accurate risk assessment and risk reduction are directly tied to correctly identifying natural hazards that can impact coastal building sites and coastal construction prior to beginning the design process. Discover how to use the elements of risk assessment and reduction in order to successfully build on coastal sites in our online course developed by Don Parnell, PE.

Learning Objectives

• Risk Assessment Best Practices
• Hazards to Coastal Design Criteria and Construction
• Probability of Hazard Occurrences and the Potential Consequences
• Risk Reduction through Appropriate Design and Construction
• Factors of Safety and Designing for Events that Exceed Design Minimums
• How to Design Above Minimum Requirements
• Preparation for Events that Exceed Design Criteria
• Role of Freeboard in Coastal Construction
• How to Manage Residual Risk through Insurance
• Types of Hazard Insurance and Self-Insurance
• National Flood Insurance Program
• Cost Savings Considerations
• How to Communicate Risk to Clients
• Misconceptions about the 100-Year Flood Event
• Misconceptions about Levee Protection