InterNACHI

How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspections course.

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online How to Perform Wind Mitigation Inspection course.  The purpose of this course is to provide accurate and useful information for performing a wind mitigation inspection.  This course will prepare inspectors to properly perform wind mitigation inspections and complete an inspection checklist. that is used to develop wind mitigation inspection reports.  It is the most comprehensive wind mitigation inspection course in existence. This course is free to all InterNACHI members and can be taken again and again, without limit.
 

Note:  InterNACHI has not released the final examination for this course until it has been approved by the State of Florida and Citizen's Insurance.  The course has been submitted for approval to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Citizens Insurance, and many other insurance companies in the South East of the United States.

Once those approvals are awarded, InterNACHI will release the final exam.  Like the course, the exam will be online.  This course counts for 16 hours of continuing education at InterNACHI.  Announcements regarding this course and the stages of it's various approvals will be posted on InterNACHI's Legislation, Licensing and Legal Issues forum.

This course has been approved by:
The Wind Mitigation Inspection course includes:
  • 14 sections;
  • 29,306 words;
  • 270 photos, graphics, tables and diagrams;
  • 18 quizzes;
  • a 50-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool); See Note above.
  • instant grading;
  • a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion; and 
  • accreditations and state approvals.
The course covers the following categories:
  • Inspection Checklist 
  • About the “My Safe Florida Home Program” 
  • Background
  • Wind Load
  • Determination of Wind Loads
  • Basic Design Wind Speed
  • Wind Speeds
  • Basic Wind Speed Map
  • Enclosure Categories
  • Exposure Categories and Wind
  • Importance Factor
  • Wind Speed at 33 Feet
  • Wind-Borne Debris Region
  • External Pressure
  • Localized High Pressures
  • Internal Pressure Conditions
  • Pressure Comparisons
  • Building Envelope Influences Building Damage and Losses
  • Roof Covering Performance
  • Roof Sheathing Performance
  • Window Performance
  • Sliding Glass Door Performance
  • Entry Door Performance
  • Garage Door Performance
  • Roof Shape
  • Gable End
  • Roof to Wall Connection
  • Porch/Overhang Connections
  • Performing the Inspection
  • Inspection Tools
  • Sample Inspection Checklist
  • Homeowner Information
  • Foundation Types
  • Foundation Restraints
  • Definitions for Insurance Company Use
  • Wind Speed Determination
  • Wind Speed Maps
  • Hillsborough County Wind Speed Lines
  • Pinellas County Wind Speed Line
  • Palm Beach County Wind Speed Lines
  • Lee County Wind Speed Lines
  • Escambia County Wind Speed Lines
  • Duval County Wind Speed Lines
  • Orange County Wind Speed Lines
  • Exposure Category General - 2003 IRC
  • Exposure Category General - 2006 IBC
  • Exposure Category – Exposure B
  • Exposure Category – Exposure C & D
  • Exposure Category
  • Exposure B ASCE-7-05
  • Exposure B  ASCE-7-05
  • Exposure C  ASCE-7-05
  • Exposure C  ASCE-7-05
  • Exposure C
  • Exposure B
  • Two Ways to Protect from Impact
  • Hurricane Rating
  • ASTM E 1996
  • Window Film
  • Egress and Shutters
  • Shutter Options
  • Roll Shutters
  • Colonial Shutters
  • Pictures of Shutters Types
  • Storm Panels
  • Proof of Compliance Shutters
  • Non-Impact (old) and Impact (new)
  • Plywood Shutters
  • Flexible Fabric Screen Material
  • Vinyl Coated Fabric
  • Prefabricated Metal Panels
  • Plastic “Honeycomb” Products
  • Impact Resistant Windows
  • Impact Resistant Doors
  • In-Swing Doors
  • Garage Doors
  • Product Approval Site 
  • Systems of Each Elevation
  • Front Elevation
  • Roof Shape Geometry
  • Predominate Roof Shape
  • Roof Complexity
  • Predominant Roof Covering
  • Shingle Fastening
  • Roof Slope
  • Deck Thickness
  • Roof Deck Attachment
  • Nailing Pattern
  • Number of Nails
  • Every Truss/Rafter
  • Connection Types
  • Bracing
  • Wood Diaphragm
  • Gable Wall Sheathing 
  • Building Footprint Area
  • Photographs Required
  • Example of a Completed Checklist
  • Suggested Protocols for Inspectors
  • and more
Upon completion of this course and passing of the 50-question final exam (see Note above), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
 
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.  It counts as 16 InterNACHI Continuing Education hours.
 
Non-members may view only the first page of the course.
 
Members will need their username and password.  If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@nachi.org and request it (don't forget your name). 
 
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Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:
  • The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
  • The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading.  The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
  • The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation.  This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
  • The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
  • There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos. 
  • The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
  • The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary.  Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
  • The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images. 
  • The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
    1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
    2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
      1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
      2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
      3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
  • Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
 
 
 
 
 

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