Project: Safe room for an existing home

Definition of the problem:

Develop guidelines for strengthening a room or an area within an existing home necessary to achieve an acceptable level of protection from severe windstorm.

Scope of Work: Investigate cost effective ways to improve protection from windstorms. The main focus of the work is to develop concepts and methods for strengthening a room or an area within an existing house.

Phase 1: Develop methods/concepts necessary to strengthening a room or an area within an existing house through engineering and good construction practices. (Projected funds: $20,000)

Phase 2: Validate the outcomes from phase #1 using full scale wind testing analysis. (Projected funds: $50,000)

Expected outcome and impact on the Code:

Provide retrofit guidelines/concepts for safe room for an existing home.

Total cost: $ 70,000

Project: Corrosion resistance Survey

Send out a Survey Monkey questionnaire to roofing contractors and inspectors licensed in the state of Florida.

Ask multiple choice questions about observing any roofing fastener corrosion issues,

1) Type of fastener (circle all that apply)

a. Smooth b. Ring shank c. Barbed d. Screw

2) Type of corrosion resistance (circle all that apply)

a. Electro Galvanized b. Hot Dipped Galvanized c. Nonferrous Metal

3) Locations of building

a. County____________________ b. Wind Bourn Debris Region (Yes) (No)

4) Type of roofing system (circle all that apply)

a. Asphalt Shingle b. Clay/Concrete Tile c. Architectural Metal d. Other_________________

5) Approximate age of roofing system

a. _______________

6) frequency of findings: _____________________________________________________________

7) Do you check for and find that fastener packages bear the manufacturer's identifying marks and approved testing agency labels for code compliance? (Yes) (No) (Sometimes)

8) I am a licensed:

9) Roofing Contractor___ b. Inspector ___ c. Building Official___ d. Other ____________________