2014 Building in a Floodplain Educational Seminar

Description

The BMHBA is pulling together various industries to address the issues, concerns and requirements for constructing homes in the floodplain. This event will not only help clear-up current confusion over requirements, but alert builders to the changes in our local flood maps, which are set to be adopted in August and the fall.

Highlights of this event include:

• FEMA Reps Available to Address Current Rules & Regulations
• Building Officials Available to Speak to Old and New Codes to Follow
• Mortgage Lenders to Share Items that Could Cost a Sale
• Insurance Reps to Discuss What's Needed for Coverage before Closing
• Engineers to Share Ways to Share Engineering Options for Construction in Floodplains

Thank you Bismarck Mandan Board of Realtors for sponsoring this event!

The event is free and open to the entire membership. Reservations are requested in advance. Please consider submitting questions for the Q&A session in the notes section below. The moderator will ask them on behalf of the entire membership.

Featured Presenters are:
Thomas Birney, FEMA-Denver 
Tom is a Natural Hazard Program Specialist on staff with FEMA Denver (2 years). Prior to that, he was lead person for processing Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA) with Michael Baker Jr for the western half of the U.S. for 7 years.

Joe Kuechenmeister, Michael Baker Jr.* (an Engineering Consulting firm)
Joe is currently the lead person, heading a team processing Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) for Michael Baker Jr in Denver for the western half of the U.S. with 8 years of experience.

*Michael Baker Jr is a primary technical contractor to FEMA for issues related to Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) changes.