Adam Reeder, PE, CFM

Mr. Reeder is a civil/structural engineer in CDM Smith’s Raleigh office. He has 28 years of experience with a wide range of structural engineering projects involving design, scheduling, bid document production, construction management, disaster assessments, flood and wind retrofitting and litigation. Since 2007 Mr. Reeder has consulted to FEMA doing assignments, providing structural engineering, policy assessment, and benefit-cost analysis (BCA) expertise for high wind, riverine flooding, and coastal areas. He was a primary author on NFIP Technical Bulletins on dry floodproofing, breakaway walls, and corrosion resistance. Mr. Reeder has written chapters for FEMA, P-259, Engineering Principals and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures, FEMA P-804, Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings, FEMA P-798, Natural Hazards and Sustainability for Residential Buildings, the update to FEMA P-55, Coastal Construction Manual, the report Guidance for Applying ASCE24 Engineering Standards to HMA Flood Retrofitting and Reconstruction Projects, FEMA P-936, Floodproofing Non-Residential Structures, and FEMA P-348 Protecting Building Utility Systems from Flood Damage. He has participated in three Mitigation Assessment Team deployments for FEMA—Spring 2011 tornadoes, Hurricane Isaac, and Hurricane Sandy—and has authored several of the recovery advisories to aid in the rebuilding process. Mr. Reeder developed a 4-hour workshop for FEMA to teach architects and engineers techniques for incorporating future flood conditions into building designs. He has served as an instructor at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, teaching the E279 Retrofitting Floodprone Residential Buildings, E386 Residential Coastal Construction, and E312 Fundamentals of Building Science courses. Mr. Reeder has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Citadel and is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina and is a certified floodplain manager.