Fire causes extensive financial losses due to property damage, as well as endangers the life and well-being of occupants. This has driven much interest toward the development of fire-resistant structures. However, with the low probability of fire occurrence,…
San Francisco Unveils Resilience Strategy
Mayor Edwin M. Lee  announced the release a citywide resiliency strategy created as part of a grant from 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller…
Earthquakes Hit Hard in Japan and Ecuador
The April 15, 2016 M 7.0 earthquake north of Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan, occurred as the result of strike-slip faulting at shallow…
Analyzing the Risks and Effects of Rising Sea Levels in Norfolk, Va.
In Norfolk, Virginia, an East Coast city that’s home to the world’s largest naval station and important seaports, catastrophic flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much the city, its…
ASCE Selects 15 Innovation Winners
Drone technology played a key role in two of the four proposals that earned overall awards in the ASCE Innovation Contest. The first ASCE Innovation Contest drew entries from around the world, with practitioners, project managers, educators, researchers, and…
Haley Barbour to Address Resilience at PCA’s Centennial Celebration
This year's Centennial Celebration gives PCA a chance to look back on where we came from and who we are—not just PCA, but the concrete industry and its importance in building our structures, our cities, and our world. “Its an opportunity to celebrate…
Lloyd’s Register Foundation Seeks Host Institution for a £10M Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Program
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has today issued a global call for a director and a host institution for a programme to build resilience in critical infrastructure. It anticipates committing £10 million to the international programme which will run for an initial…
Sandia Labs Playing Key Role in Grid Modernization
ALBUQUERQUE,N.M.— Sandia National Laboratories is leading the Security and Resilience area of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) and bringing its strong research capability in grid modernization to help the…
Four Agencies Join with NIST to Co-Sponsor New Community Resilience Panel
Four federal agencies have joined with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to sponsor a new independent panel devoted to reducing barriers to community resilience—the capacity to prepare for anticipated hazards, adapt to changing conditions,…
Urban Land Institute Receives $800,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Support the Creation of Sustainable Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2015—The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use and sustainable community building, has been awarded an $800,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation to support efforts by…
