Become a certified post-disaster building evaluator<\/p>\n
After a disaster, communities must quickly determine whether homes, businesses, schools, and critical facilities are safe to occupy. But local jurisdictions often don\u2019t have enough inspectors to handle the volume after a disaster.<\/p>\n
AIA\u2019s Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training prepares architects, engineers, building officials, and inspectors to step in and support disaster recovery efforts. Participants gain the knowledge and protocols needed to evaluate buildings and infrastructure following earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and other disasters.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll gain the skills to: \u00a0<\/p>\n
Conduct rapid damage assessments of impacted structuresDocument damage using official assessment forms \u00a0Understand how SAP fits within national emergency response systems (ICS and NIMS)<\/p>\n
Based on the State of California\u2019s nationally recognized program, SAP training has supported thousands of safety evaluations nationwide while saving municipalities millions of dollars in recovery costs.<\/p>\n
Training includes Applied Technology Council ATC-20: Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and ATC-45: Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Wind Storms and Floods.<\/p>\n