Reston, Va. - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today announced a new subscription package within its ASCE AMPLIFY interactive digital platform, which was released in 2023. The platform will now feature the FEMA-BRIC Program: ASCE Standards and Manuals of Practice subscription package. This package includes ASCE standards and manuals of practice (MOPS) that support the FEMA-BRIC Program. This program is meant to help disadvantaged communities adopt resilient infrastructure that can prevent or withstand the impacts of severe weather events, a proactive approach rather than reactive (and more expensive) disaster spending. Five ASCE standards and three MOPs that apply to the FEMA-BRIC Program are featured in the package on ASCE AMPLIFY.

ASCE’s most widely-used building standard across the nation and around the globe, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Building and Other Structures, is included in the FEMA-BRIC subscription package.

In addition to ASCE/SEI 7-22, 7-16, and 7-10, the ASCE AMPLIFY FEMA-BRIC subscription package includes the following standards and MOPs:

  • ASCE/SEI 8-22, 8-02: Standard Specifications for the Design of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Structural Membranes
  • ASCE/SEI 24-24, 24-14: Flood Resistant Design and Construction
  • ASCE/SEI 41-23, 41-17: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings
  • ASCE/SEI 49-21, 49-12: With Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures
  • ASCE/COS: 73-23: Standard Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure
  • MOP 144 Hazard-Resilient Infrastructure: Analysis and Design
  • MOP 140: Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management
  • MOP 70: Guidelines for Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading

The FEMA-BRIC standards and MOPs in ASCE AMPLIFY can be accessed here.

About the American Society of Civil Engineers

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE works to raise awareness of the need to maintain and modernize the nation's infrastructure using sustainable and resilient practices, advocates for increasing and optimizing investment in infrastructure, and improve engineering knowledge and competency. For more information, visit www.asce.org or www.infrastructurereportcard.org and follow us on Twitter, @ASCETweets and @ASCEGovRel.