Smart VENT Inc.

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Smart Vent Products, Inc. is the worldwide leading manufacturer of foundation flood venting systems and takes pride in having the only FEMA-Accepted and ICC-ES Certified flood vent product line. Architects, Builders, Code Officials, Engineers, Homeowners, Insurance Agents, Realtors, and Surveyors are all turning to SMART VENT® Foundation Flood Vents to protect homes from the devastation and destruction that floods can cause. SMART VENT Flood Vents are Engineered Openings and are certified to meet all Building Codes, FEMA Regulations, and NFIP Flood Insurance Requirements. Founded in 2001, all products are made in the United States out of Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel. We are fully committed to ideals of responsible corporate citizenship, and making efforts to educate consumers, design professionals, and government officials on floodplain management techniques. SMART VENT offers a full line of models to fit any application, residential or commercial. Models range from the Dual Function SMART VENT Series, offering flood protection and natural air ventilation, to the Insulated FLOOD VENT Series.

You may know us just for our flood venting solutions but did you know that we have a Flood Loss Prevention Team of Certified Floodplain Managers dedicated to reviewing Elevation Certificates to determine non-compliance and what measures can be taken to retrofit the building into compliance? We also work with Authorized Insurance Agents, Surveyors, and Installers to connect all the dots to ease the process of reducing your NFIP Flood Premium and minimizing your flood loss. Is your home in a flood zone? Contact us for a Flood Zone Determination and Insurance Quote.

“We don’t just consider green in our manufacturing process”, states Tom Little, Vice President at Smart Vent Products, Inc. and Certified Green Professional (CGP). “Because of our commitment to a sustainable approach to construction, all of our products are now minimally packaged in recycled cardboard.

Our vents are made from stainless steel, and are manufactured and assembled entirely in the United States. Additionally (and perhaps more importantly), each of our vents is an engineered flood opening certified for 200 square feet of flood protection. It is physically impossible for a non-engineered opening of comparable dimensions to provide as much coverage within FEMA guidelines; most air vents, in fact, provide less than 20% of that (overlooking that they do not fulfill other requirements of the flood code). Where a house may require 30-35 air vents to provide enough flood protection, about 8 of our vents would provide more than necessary. Our vents are cost-competitive with anything else we have seen on the market.

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