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The International Builders’ Show is the largest light construction show in the world! Think of it as your convenient corner marketplace. It’s where you’ll find more builders and more suppliers than anywhere else in the world. Learn more about why you should attend IBS!
SMART VENT Foundation Flood Vents will be at booth W4087, West Hall. Come stop by and learn all about us, our product line and see our live test tank demonstrating our flood vents!
Visit http://www.buildersshow.com/SMARTVENTInc to register online for a FREE 4-day Exhibits Only pass!
The Coastal Code Enforcement Association of South Carolina recognized J. Paul Abrams of SMART VENT as Associate of the Year at their 25th Annual Education Conference. Every year in December the CCEA holds its annual conference and attracts a wide range of participants. This year the conference was held in Charleston County at The Tide at Folly Beach, SC. CCEA represents all of the coastal areas and this conference helps the association maximize the excellent training and networking opportunities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens by creating better buildings and safer communities. We appreciate the recognition and will continue to support this great organization.
Get the SMART FACTS (click the image to the left to view full size) on the new FEMA, NFIP, and ICC Building Code Requirements for “A” Zone Properties.
Learn about Net Openings vs. Gross Openings, Placement Requirements, and Eliminate your Liability by getting the facts before you put your name on the line.
FREE on McGraw-Hill Construction’s Continuing Education Center is SMART VENT’S AIA/CES Accredited 1-Hour Course. Click here to view the course information now. You will learn all about specifying foundation flood vents for building sustainability, durability, and performance. The presentation is exciting with a video presenter along side a slide presentation.
Looking for the SD credit towards the end of the year? Check out the course today and you will be surprised how much you will learn about flood openings, flood zones, building codes, and the devastation that can occur from a flood. A compliant home in a flood zone makes for a safe home in a flood zone.
SMART VENT had team members including Tom Little, CFM, CGP, Director or Sales & Marketing (pictured to the left), at the 2010 Code Council Expo in Charlotte, NC on October 24 – 27, 2010. SMART VENT is continually proud to help sponsor the conference year after year that helps code officials, inspectors, fire services professionals, plumbers, contractors, builders, plans examiners, tradespersons, architects, design professionals, and engineers network to create better opportunities. This conference provides the largest assembly of building safety and fire prevention professionals in the nation.
Tom Little is pictured speaking to the conference thanking all professionals involved for doing their part and for their endless effort to obtain new education in their respective fields. Building codes and requirements are constantly changing as new developments occur and this conference is the foundation for implementing those changes. Tom also talked about how SMART VENT and FEMA continue to work together to develop code compliant standards and to get the most accurate, up-to-date information in the hands of the professionals set to determine a properties compliancy in a flood zone.
View Smart Vent’s Family of Products Flyer. This document is a quick & easy way to view all of our models offered and which features would best suit your application.
Doing a Poured Foundation?
There are 3 Easy Steps to ensure your project in done efficiently and correctly when working in a flood zone. Click on the image to the left to view full-size.
 Joshua Lee, student at East Carolina University in NC, designed a home for the Broadmoor area in New Orleans for a National Design Competition. He chose to incorporate SMART VENTS into the structure to allow for maximum protection from the devastating forces of a flood.
Here is an excerpt from his design plan:
“With hurricanes comes floods, the reason for the elevated structure. We decided that the home needed a good, strong base that would withstand water so we placed the livable structure on top of a 7-foot CMU structure. This will provide the home with a strong base, yet have no wood that would rot or mold if there were to be a flood. The problem of flowing water passing under the house was solved by a product called ‘SMART VENT’. This is a system of flood vents that are placed along side of the house, three on each side. This vent houses a float device that automatically opens the vent door with the presence of rising water. This will allow the water to flow under the structure without putting pressure on the CMU walls.”
The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the alternative measures listed in the Flood Insurance Manual for meeting the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) openings requirement. This is written for WYO Principal Coordinators and NFIP Servicing Agents to restate the documentation that is required for engineered openings.
Note in the second bullet point where is states: “For engineered openings for which the ICC Evaluation Service, Inc., has issued an Evaluation Report, a copy of the Evaluation Report is required.”
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