Building Innovation: Who’s the 2024 Exceptional Woman in Building?
The Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council (MMC) Committee on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) held its Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 kickoff meeting with project partners this month.
Nearly two dozen industry officials participated in the meeting to discuss collaboration and next steps.
“We’re ready to take this to the next level,”… more
Designing a structure to resist earthquakes requires several considerations. The loading is more severe, the permissible response will usually include damage to the structure, as well as the systems and components supported by the structure, and the levels of uncertainty in loading and response are greater than for ordinary loads.
On February 10… more
With more than 5.6 million commercial buildings and 118 million housing units in the United States, existing buildings are a key asset to the nation.
But as the needs of society shift, policymakers, building tenants and owners place increased emphasis on the performance of buildings, including sustainability, health and resilience. The existing… more
Will this year’s hurricane season be a record breaker?
Meteorologists from Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science anticipate a highly active season, predicting 17 named storms and eight hurricanes—four of which they predict will be Category 3 or higher.
The Weather Channel’s prediction is slightly different with 18 named… more
The National Institute of Building Sciences is collecting feedback for the development of a new hazard mitigation resource portal called TurboGrants.
TurboGrants aims to help jurisdictions jump-start mitigation projects and improve applicants’ capacity to apply for federal grants.
This portal could help mitigation grants applicants by answering… more