Reminder: Register Today: Resilient Building Codes Webinar Series

Reminder: Register Today: Resilient Building Codes Webinar Series

In this webinar series, Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) grantee staff will learn how upgrading local building codes to reflect resilient construction strategies can position them to better withstand the threats of natural hazards and severe weather events. Register today!

Training Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Develop a common understanding of what building codes are and why they are important
  • Gain an understanding of the role that resilient building codes play in climate preparedness and community resilience
  • Learn current building code requirements for various hazards (coastal and inland flooding, wildfires, wind events, extreme temperatures, and heat)
  • Become familiar with how building code governance works at the national, state, and local levels

Who Should Attend?

This series is intended for CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT grantee staff as well as a diverse set of community stakeholders.

Schedule and Registration

 

Webinars Dates and Times Registration
Making the Business Case April 28, 2022
2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT
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A Practitioner's Guide May 19, 2022
2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT
TBD
Action at the Community Level May 26, 2022
2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT
TBD

You must have a HUD Exchange account to register. Follow these instructions for registering.

Training Point of Contact

Resilient Building Codes Webinar Series Registrar | [email protected]