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Hazus Course Descriptions
The course descriptions below are for courses taught at EMI.
HAZUS-MH for Hurricane (E170)
This course provides in-depth discussion of the HAZUS-MH hurricane model through a combina-tion of lectures and hands-on exercises. The course begins with a review of the basics of the hurricane model components. It then proceeds to provide instruction on the organization of and processes for updating of the general building stock as well as site-specific facility inventory. This is followed by a detailed discussion on the definition of the hurricane hazard including a review of the key components that drive the hazard analysis and the damage models that generate the analysis output. The course provides participants with an understanding of the means by which HAZUS can be applied in response and recovery activities; techniques for conducting more effective shelter, debris, and economic loss modeling; and applications of HAZUS-MH for mitigation benefit analysis. It concludes with a review of model uncer
