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As a surveyor, you are in charge of documenting the compliance/non-compliance of structures built in a Special Flood Hazard Area on FEMA’s Elevation Certificate.
Completing an EC correctly ensures that the homeowner’s policy is rated properly. Compliant homeowners will receive the lowest premium available. If non-compliant, the EC will point out to the insurance agent what area the homeowner needs to change to become compliant and thus receive a lower premium. A frequent red flag for structure compliance is proper flood openings.
SMART VENT’s (1) Hour FREE course covers FEMA’s TB1-08 and Elevation Certificates. Once you complete the course, SMART VENT will list your firm on smartvent.com in our online “Find a Surveyor” section.
A listing in our “Find a Surveyor” section brings your firm instant creditability, we will refer customers to you for their Elevation Certificate needs, and since you have already attended our training course you will have the tools and expertise to fill out the flood vent section of the EC in a timely, profitable manner.
Help us build our database of trained professionals and we will gladly promote your company to our monthly followers and visitors!
Contact us for more information and to schedule your presentation.
Need help reviewing, understanding, or filling out an elevation certificate?
Call anyone of SMART VENT’s Certified Floodplain Managers for free assistance.
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Did you know that SMART VENT’s accredited (1) hour course is approved for New Jersey Surveyors?
NJ Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors Approved
FREE 1 Hour Course
Credits 1.00 PDH Hour
The course covers FEMA’s TB1-08 and Elevation Certificates. It reviews the different methods for meeting the flood venting regulations, non-engineered & engineered openings, and completely covers how to document flood openings properly on the EC.
Interested? Contact our main office at 877-441-8368 or info@smartvent.com to schedule a presentation today!
The Insurance Forms and Certification page on our website, found here, was created to simplify the explanation of requirements of the documents needed for flood vents to be accepted by your insurance agent. This page goes over the actual ICC-ES Evaluation Report (which is SMART VENT’s Accepted Certification) as well as some FEMA and NFIP documents that support that claim.
Please check it out and let us know if you have any questions.
Remember, SMART VENT’s ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-2074 is a national certification and accepted everywhere. Our vents were specifically designed as flood vents and tested as flood vents, and therefore get the higher rating of 200 sq. ft. per 16″ x 8″ flood vent.
Again, the Insurance Forms and Certification page can be found on our website, page located here.
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Here you will find stories from Homeowners, Engineers, Building Inspectors, Insurance Agents, Contractors, to representatives from Habitat for Humanity and more.
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Send an email to our editor, Brian Shaw, at bshaw@smartvent.com if you would like to be added to the mailing list, including our August eNewsletter scheduled.
When it comes to building codes, some property owners balk at the cost of compliance; experience, however, has taught others that the real cost is in the consequences of non-compliance. The Rengstorff Windrose Homeowners Association (RWHOA) of Mountain View, California learned this in 2009, when their NFIP flood insurance premiums unexpectedly jumped to nearly $10,000! The Association identified flood ventilation as a key area in which improvement could remedy their insurance rates. Research led them to SMART VENT, Inc. The company’s line of ICC-ES certified, FEMA-accepted flood vents were the perfect solution to the Association’s problem.
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“By installing SMART VENT flood vents, our HOA of ten units is going to save over $6,000 per year on our flood insurance premiums,” according to Association President Larry Becker.
Come see J. Paul Abrams exhibit at the Building Officials Association of South Carolina Annual Conference on May 3-5, 2010 at the Ocean Shore Beach & Golf Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC.
The BOASC website can be found here for more information.
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Use FreeFlood.com if you are looking to move into a new area, renting, selling or buying a residential property, or to find out if your home’s flood status has changed since purchasing.
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