Learning Objectives:

1. Identify some of the costs and impacts associated with natural disasters, as well as the process of working with the insurance, remediation and restoration industries in response to these disasters.
2. Describe how high performance materials such as closed-cell polyurethanes can provide value to buildings in the rebuilding or initial design phases, to enhance disaster durability.
3. Explain the fundamentals of using closed-cell polyurethanes, in typical and disaster-related construction designs, including codes, best practices, and personnel / jobsite safety.
4. Identify many other potential applications and materials that provide disaster durable solutions.

Credits:

1 AIA LU/HSW