HURRICANE RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
Meeting Design & Facilitation By
Report By Jeff A. Blair
Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium
Florida State University
Opening and Meeting Attendance
The meeting started at 10:00 AM, and the following Committee members were present:
Raul Rodriguez (Chair), Joe Crum, Nick D'Andrea, Jack Glenn, John Ingargiola,
Dave Olmstead, Craig Parrino, Tim Reinhold, and George Wiggins.
DCA Staff Present
Rick Dixon, Ila Jones, Mo Madani, and Betty Stevens .
Meeting Facilitation
The meeting was facilitated by Jeff Blair from the Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium at Florida State University . Information at: http://consensus.fsu.edu/
Project Webpage
Information on the project, including agenda packets, meeting reports, and related documents may be found in downloadable formats at the project webpage below:
http://consensus.fsu.edu/FBC/hrac.html
Meeting Objectives
• To Receive an Update on Window Installation Default Prescriptive Criteria Initiative, Water Control and Structural
• To Receive an Update on Voluntary Standard for Window Water Leakage Initiative
• To Receive an Update on University of Florida Hurricane Research
• To Receive a Report on the Institute for Business and Home Safety Hurricane Research Initiative
• To Review the Status of Commission/HRAC Code Enhancement Initiatives
• To Review the Outcome and Directives from the Special Legislative Session
• To Discuss Next Steps in Code Development and Research
Commission Actions:
The Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the Florida Building Commission:
Continue with the existing contract with ARA/University of Florida to conduct terrain effects studies for wind pressure design, but to modify the contract in order to not consider windborne debris. This study is for the 2006/2007 fiscal year existing contract in the amount of $250,000.00.
Fund a research project to develop insurance qualifying criteria for buildings built within 2500 feet of the coast after 2009. Further, the Committee recommends that the Commission establish a performance goal of developing criteria based on a 250 year storm event. To accomplish this, the Committee recommends that the Commission pursue the contracting necessary to contract with ARA/UF for fiscal year 2007/2008 in the amount of $250,000.00.