Flood Insurance terms starting with E

4 terms

1. Elevated Building A building that has no basement and has its lowest elevated floor raised above the ground level by foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings…
2. Elevation Certificate A certificate that verifies the elevation data of a structure on a given property relative to the ground level.
3. Emergency Program The initial phase of a community's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
4. Enclosure That portion of an elevated building below the lowest elevated floor that is either partially or fully shut-in by rigid walls.