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Delivering effective property flood resilience

This webinar will explain the contribution property flood resilience (PFR) can make to flood risk management and how the introduction of the Code of practice for PFR can help provide greater confidence in its delivery.

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Background
With the recent winter flooding the country has been reminded of the challenges of adapting to climate change and managing flood risk, and the impact this can have on our communities.

Property flood resilience (PFR) is an important part of our response to flood risk. PFR includes measures that reduce the risk to people and property, enabling households and businesses to reduce flood damage, speed up recovery and reoccupation of flooded properties. PFR measures can reduce the amount of water entering buildings (known as resistance), or limit the damage caused if water does enter a building (known as recoverability).

Last year CIRIA published the Code of practice for property flood resilience (C790a) that provides a benchmark for those implementing PFR and includes six standards specifying what should be achieved. CIRIA recently published the Guidance on the code of practice for property flood resilience (C790b) which explains how a process based on six stages can deliver PFR that conforms with good practice and is consistent with the Code of practice.

Click here for your free download of the Code of practice for property flood resilience, supporting guidance and fact-sheet.

This free webinar will provide an overview of PFR, its benefits and explain how the Code of practice and associated guidance support PFR delivery, and provides confidence to those that have been flooded, or wish to reduce the impact of future floods.

Why attend
• Appreciate the role and benefits of property flood resilience.
• Explore some of the challenges of delivering property flood resilience and
how these can be overcome.
• Obtain an overview of the Code of practice for PFR and associated guidance.
• Understand the value of the Code of practice.
• Discover how PFR is delivered and the role of the Code of practice.

Who should attend
• Flood risk managers
• Flood risk engineers
• Property Flood Resilient surveyors
• Property Flood Resilient suppliers
• Lead Local Flood Authorities
• Environmental regulators
• Insurance companies
• Loss adjusters
• Community flood groups

When
Thursday 18 March 2021
11:00 - 12:30

Programme
11:00 Welcome and introduction
David Balmforth, Chair of CIRIA's project to develop the Code of practice
11:05 Property flood resilience – the benefits and challenges
Mary Dhonau, Mary Dhonau Associates
11:25 An overview of the Code of practice for property flood resilience
Professor Jessica Lamond, University of the West of England
11:45 Delivering property flood resilience
Matthew Barker, RAB Consultants
12:05 Interactive discussion and Q&A
Moderator: David Balmforth
12:30 Closing remarks

Fees
CIRIA members Free
Non-members Free

Booking
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Further information
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Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ciria.org
When
3/18/2021
Where
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