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SUMMARY:NIBS congressional briefing
DESCRIPTION:NIBS NEHRP AND NWIRP CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING\nNational Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)\nNational Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP)\nNational Institute of Building Sciences \nin cooperation with the\nUnited States House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology \nNearly half of all Americans live and work in high seismic regions throughout the United States. These regions currently have $108 trillion of national building assets and the work of NEHRP must continue to mitigate risk from earthquakes. \nSeparately\, windstorms are responsible for 60% of the nation’s total damage from natural disasters. Human and economic recovery from these events can take years\, even decades. The negative impacts from windstorm damage will only increase as “Tornado Alley” creeps eastward\, making future risk mitigation from the work of NWIRP just as crucial. \nNEHRP and NWIRP rely upon the nation’s experts to conduct applied and basic research\, share cutting-edge knowledge with community stakeholders\, and take action to protect American lives and livelihoods through prevention\, preparedness\, response\, recovery\, and mitigation practices. Both programs enable our nation’s security and prosperity. \nThe National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)\, a Congressionally chartered building science organization\, along with our partners\, invite you to an important and time-sensitive briefing where we will: \n\nShare and celebrate some of the success stories that Congress\, lead agencies\, and the private sector have collaboratively achieved over the past 46 years. Speaker: John Hooper\, a National Academy of Engineering member and leader in building code and standard development (see page 3 of Briefing Summary).\nDiscuss the future of community resilience requirements. Speaker: Dr. Daniel Kaniewski\, former Deputy Administrator for Resilience with FEMA and leader in emergency management\, insurance\, and policy (see pages 4-5 of Briefing Summary).\nShare and describe recommended Congressional priorities for advancing our nation’s safety\, preparedness\, and resilience. Speaker: Dr. Lucy Arendt\, Chair of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (see pages 6-7 of Briefing Summary).\n\n\n\n  \nHon. Stephen T. Ayers\, FAIA\, NAC\, CCM\, LEED AP\nInterim CEO\, NIBS\n11th Architect of Capitol \nSupporting Organizations:\nAmerican Institute of Architects (AIA)\nAmerican Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)\nAmerican Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)\nAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)\nApplied Technology Council (ATC)\nBuildStrong America\nCalifornia Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP)\nCascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)\nCentral United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)\nConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)\nInternational Code Council (ICC)\nInternational Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)\nInsurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)\nReinsurance Association of America (RAA)\nNational Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)\nNational Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)\nNational Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)\nSeismological Society of America (SSA)\nSteel Tube Institute (STI)\nU.S. Chamber of Commerce
URL:https://nibs.org/event/nibs-congressional-briefing/
LOCATION:Rayburn Congressional Office Building\, Room 2325\, Rayburn Congressional Office Building\, Room 2325
CATEGORIES:NIBS NEHRP Congressional Briefing
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