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Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0

Sat, September 2, 2023

With the support of Fannie Mae, the National Institute of Building Sciences has developed a roadmap on mitigation investment to help…

Turbo Grants Survey Report 2021

Mon, July 26, 2021

The MMC conducted a national survey to solicit feedback on the development of a National Mitigation Resource Portal. This report summarizes some of the key findings in four areas:

Portland Resilient Runway Benefit-Cost Analysis

Fri, March 19, 2021

Oregon could experience a magnitude-8.7 or larger earthquake within 50 years that causes catastrophic deaths and damage. Portland…

NIBS calls to establish a National Mitigation Resource Portal

Fri, February 19, 2021

The National Mitigation Resource Portal (NMRP) aims to enhance community resilience by convening and streamlining mitigation efforts…

A Roadmap to Resilience Incentivization

Sat, August 1, 2020

This document proposes to develop and demonstrate a set of public and private incentives to owners of buildings and other…

Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2019 Report

Sun, December 1, 2019

The Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2019 Report represents the most exhaustive benefit-cost analysis of natural hazard mitigation,…

Financing Energy-Efficiency and Renewable-Energy Projects

Fri, January 1, 2016

In this report, the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) examines the current and potential roles of…

Developing Pre-Disaster Resilience Based on Public and Private Incentivization

Thu, October 1, 2015

This white paper, released by the Institute’s Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) and Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (…

Financing Small Commercial Building Energy Performance Upgrades: Challenges and Opportunities

Thu, January 1, 2015

In this report, the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) issued findings and recommendations on the…

Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities.

Fri, November 4, 2005

From 2000 to 2005, the MMC, commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), conducted a Congressionally mandated…

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