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MAT Report Hurricane Harvey Texas, 2019
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Publication Notes
- Members of the Mitigation Assessment Team
- Executive Summary [Go to Page]
- Mitigation Assessment Team Deployment and Observations
- Summary of Damage Observed by the MAT
- MAT Recommendations
- Contents [Go to Page]
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Organization of Report
- 1.2 Hurricane Harvey: The Event
- 1.3 Hurricane Harvey: The Impact [Go to Page]
- 1.3.1 Flood [Go to Page]
- 1.3.1.1 Storm Surge
- 1.3.1.2 Rainfall
- 1.3.1.3 Inland Flooding
- 1.3.1.4 Subsidence
- 1.3.2 Wind
- 1.4 Historic Storm Events in Texas
- 1.5 The FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team [Go to Page]
- 1.5.1 Team Composition [Go to Page]
- 1.5.1.1 Involvement of State and Local Agencies
- 1.5.1.2 Pre-MAT Deployment and Site Selection
- 1.5.2 Hurricane Harvey MAT
- Chapter 2. Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Floodplain Management Requirements [Go to Page]
- 2.1.1 National Flood Insurance Program [Go to Page]
- 2.1.1.1 General Performance Requirements for Buildings
- 2.1.1.2 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone A
- 2.1.1.3 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone V
- 2.1.1.4 NFIP Community Rating System
- 2.1.2 Floodplain Management in the State of Texas
- 2.1.3 Floodplain Management in Selected Communities Impacted by Hurricane Harvey [Go to Page]
- 2.1.3.1 Harris County
- 2.1.3.2 City of Houston
- 2.1.3.3 City of Bellaire
- 2.1.3.4 City of Port Aransas
- 2.2 Building Code Wind Requirements [Go to Page]
- 2.2.1 International Building Code and ASCE 7
- 2.2.2 International Residential Code
- 2.2.3 Texas Windstorm Program [Go to Page]
- 2.2.3.1 Texas Department of Insurance
- 2.2.3.2 Basic Tenets of the Texas Windstorm Code
- Chapter 3. Flood-Related Observations [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Residential Buildings [Go to Page]
- 3.1.1 General Observations
- 3.1.2 Enclosures Below Elevated Buildings
- 3.1.3 Perimeter Wall Foundations (Crawlspace)
- 3.1.4 Ongoing Slab-on-Grade Elevation Project
- 3.1.5 Floodplain Management Requirements versus Damage [Go to Page]
- 3.1.5.1 Proof of Benefit of Building Elevation
- 3.1.5.2 Proof of Benefit of NFIP Construction
- 3.1.5.3 Proof of Benefit of NFIP Participation
- 3.2 Non-Residential Buildings with Dry Floodproofing [Go to Page]
- 3.2.1 Planning and Implementation of Dry Floodproofing Systems
- 3.2.2 Judicial and Correctional Facilities – Downtown Houston [Go to Page]
- 3.2.2.1 Harris County Jail – 701 N. San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX
- 3.2.2.2 Harris County Criminal Justice Center – 1201 Franklin Street, Houston, TX
- 3.2.2.3 Jury Assembly Building – 1201 Congress Street, Houston, TX
- 3.2.2.4 Harris County Civil Courthouse – 201 Caroline Street, Houston, TX
- 3.2.3 City of Houston Public Works Building - 611 Walker Street, Houston, TX
- 3.2.4 Theater District and Underground Parking and Tunnel Complex [Go to Page]
- 3.2.4.1 Dry Floodproofing Mitigation Measures
- 3.2.4.2 Performance during Harvey
- 3.2.4.3 Summary of MAT Observations
- 3.2.5 Energy Corridor Office Building #1
- 3.2.6 Energy Corridor Office Building #2
- 3.2.7 Houston Galleria Office Tower
- 3.2.8 Four Leaf Towers
- 3.2.9 Starbucks at 4660 N. Braeswood
- 3.2.10 Texas Medical Center [Go to Page]
- 3.2.10.1 Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH)
- 3.2.10.2 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 3.2.10.3 Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital
- 3.2.10.4 Baylor College of Medicine (COM)
- 3.2.10.5 CenterPoint Energy Grant Substation
- 3.2.10.6 Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) Paul G. Bell, Jr. Energy Plant
- Chapter 4. Wind-Related Observations [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Residential Buildings [Go to Page]
- 4.1.1 Structural Systems / Main Wind Force Resisting Systems
- 4.1.2 Exterior Wall Coverings [Go to Page]
- 4.1.2.1 Vinyl Siding
- 4.1.2.2 Fiber-Cement Siding
- 4.1.2.3 Brick Veneer
- 4.1.2.4 Other Cladding Types
- 4.1.3 Roof Coverings [Go to Page]
- 4.1.3.1 Asphalt Shingles
- 4.1.3.2 Architectural Standing Seam Metal Roofing
- 4.1.3.3 Tile Roofing Systems
- 4.1.4 Soffits, Fascia, and Roof Ventilation [Go to Page]
- 4.1.4.1 Soffits and Fascia
- 4.1.4.2 Roof Ventilation
- 4.1.5 Doors
- 4.1.6 Windows and Shutters
- 4.1.7 Garage Doors
- 4.1.8 Debris Impacts
- 4.2 Non-Residential Buildings [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 Main Wind Force Resisting System [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1.1 Nursing Home in Rockport
- 4.2.1.2 Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Facility in Rockport
- 4.2.2 Roof Systems and Rooftop Equipment [Go to Page]
- 4.2.2.1 Regional Medical Center in Aransas Pass
- 4.2.2.2 Fisheries Laboratory in Port Aransas
- 4.2.2.3 Older Building with Aggregate Surfaced BUR
- 4.2.2.4 Rockport-Fulton Middle School
- 4.2.2.5 Live Oak Learning Center
- 4.2.2.6 Fulton Learning Center
- 4.2.2.7 Port Aransas Schools
- 4.2.2.8 Pharmacy
- 4.2.2.9 Port Aransas Hotel
- 4.2.2.10 Rockport Hotels
- 4.2.2.11 Older Rockport Retail Building
- 4.2.2.12 Metal Building System in Aransas Pass
- 4.2.3 Non-Load-Bearing Walls, Wall Coverings, and Soffits [Go to Page]
- 4.2.3.1 Refugio Church
- 4.2.3.2 Rockport Hotel
- 4.2.3.3 Metal Building System at Rockport High School
- 4.2.3.4 Civic Center in Aransas Pass
- 4.2.4 Doors, Windows, and Shutters
- 4.2.5 Building Operations
- 4.3 Wind Performance of Solar Panel Systems
- Chapter 5. Conclusions and Recommendations [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
- 5.2 General Conclusions and Recommendations
- 5.3 Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations
- 5.4 Flood-Related Building Performance
- 5.5 Wind-Related Building Performance
- 5.6 FEMA Technical Publications and Guidance
- 5.7 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix A: Acknowledgments
- Appendix B: References
- Appendix C: Recovery Advisories [Go to Page]
- RA1: Dry Floodproofing: Planning and Design Considerations
- RA2: Asphalt Shingle Roofing for High-Wind Regions
- Back Cover [Go to Page]