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The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a national non-profit engineering, research and communications initiative of the insurance industry, provides the following recommendations for...
This document can also be found on the official website of the American Red Cross at https://www.redcross.org/
These standards reflect the application...
This document can also be found on the Official website of the U.S.Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at https://www.fema.gov/
The document...
This document was prepared for œArchitecture for Humanity? in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It is intended to provide some general recommendations for improved building practices in...
This Report summarizes the proceedings of the El Salvador conference. It outlines the multiple development benefits of climate proofing infrastructure and the importance of conducting such an...
This manual seeks to provide basic advice on proper construction methods and job site safetyspecific to rebuilding efforts in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake. Haiti is in the initialstages...
This technical brief covers a process of rehabilitating small-scale piped water distribution systems (with pipe diameters up to 150mm) after natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding,...
This overview covers the basic terminology and concepts that are used in the fact sheets, and summarizes the common themes related to infrastructure (Water supply system, solid waste, sanitation...
This guide provides National Societies with a practical tool for undertaking initial food security assessments. It covers the different stages of a food security assessment, and offers techniques...
This document attempts to fill the gap concerning provision of family tents and to raise the awareness of field, logistics and procurement staff as to the best practices in the use of the given...