How to Build Houses Designed to Survive Weather, Wildfires + Seismic Events

This course includes:

  • Anytime access to the recording of our live presentation plus supporting materials for 60 days - learn or reference the material when it's convenient for you.
  • Access to office hours: live Zoom meetings in which you can ask questions about the recording or supporting materials. (Details below.)


You can explore an outline of the course curriculum below!


COST:
Your investment of $29 gives you access to the lessons in this course plus office hours.

Building projects have a budget so building components are in competition against one another for priority – it doesn’t make sense to invest in beautiful finishes if the building won’t withstand the challenges of its environment. 

Join us to learn how you can determine what challenges a building (houses are buildings) needs to meet: flooding, high winds, wildfires, earthquakes and more. 

We’ll help you identify what challenges a property faces and review what tools, technologies + techniques are available to help a property endure those challenges. This will help you prioritize investments in building components like structure, insulation and cladding so you can protect your household. 

We’ll conclude with a review of creating a disaster response plan for your family and what to expect from a government response to a natural disaster.

We’re planning to cover the following: 

  • Identify common natural disasters for which we should be prepared. 
  • Determine what natural disasters are common to a property. 
  • Find the flood risk map for a property. 
  • Explain the effects of wind loads on buildings. 
  • Use building codes and code‐plus programs as a guide for strengthening buildings against high wind loads. 
  • Summarize how to incorporate a tornado shelter into a property.
  • Describe how to manage wildfire risk through urban/wildland interface and construction. 
  • Explain how to identify and manage seismic risks. 
  • Summarize disaster response: creating a family plan and what to expect from government.


We invite your questions and comments at any time through our Support page or join us for office hours (details below).

This course take approximately three hours to complete. The course does not qualify for continuing education credits.

Course curriculum

    1. 01 :: Introduction

    2. 02 :: Acknowledgement

    1. 01 :: Identifying Natural Disaster Risks for a Property

    1. 01 :: Finding Flood Risk + Mitigating Flood Hazards

    1. 01 :: Building Code and Code-Plus Solutions for Wind Loads

    1. 01 :: Incorporating a Tornado Shelter Into a Property

    1. 01 :: Managing Wildfire Risks

About this course

  • $29.00
  • 10 lessons

Access to the Presentation + Recording

Each person who views the presentation and has access to the recording must purchase (or have purchased for them) their own access to this course. Learners are not permitted to share access to courses.


Office Hours

We offer a live Zoom meeting twice a month for discussion. Students actively enrolled in paid courses (like this course) will be invited to office hours by email.


Your Questions + Guidance

Please share your questions and guidance at any time through our Support page.


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Our courses are a transformative gift of education: we teach people how to enjoy more healthy, comfortable and efficient homes and communities. Our courses are appropriate for all ages and backgrounds: homeowners, students, professionals, etc.


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Course Instructor

Advocate + Collaborator Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor is a registered architect. He’s also earned certifications in energy rating/performance verification, site design, disaster response, distance learning, etc. Ryan is active in community, legislative and building code issues. He’s been speaking/teaching since 2008 and is frequently invited to speak at community and industry events. His comments have been widely published.