Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business
This online engineering PDH course provides an overview of the importance of safe rooms, as well as their design and construction process.
Every year, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme windstorms cause injury, death, and property damage worth billions of dollars in the United States. Even so, more and more people build homes in tornado- and hurricane-prone areas, possibly putting themselves into the path of such storms. Having a safe room for your home or small business can help provide near-absolute protection for you and your family or employees from injury or death caused by the dangerous forces of extreme winds.
This 4 PDH online course is applicable to structural engineers, design professionals, homeowners and other technical personnel who are interested in learning more about designing and building safe rooms.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the various natural hazards faced in the United States
- Learning how to determine whether a safe room is needed or not
- Knowing the different design options for safe rooms
- Familiarizing with the construction of safe rooms
- Learning about the various testimonies of people who have benefited from safe rooms
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.