Primers
Draft pending USAID review
Site and Retaining Wall Hazard Mitigation in Post-Disaster Situations: A Primer
Colombia
Manual
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Manual. Produced by SwissContact and Build Change for use in Colombia.
Evaluation and Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Housing Vulnerability Reduction (SP)
Guatemala
Manual
Seismic Evaluation and Simplified Retrofit Manual for Block Masonry Housing in Guatemala (Spanish)
Produced by Build Change and AGIES with the support of USAID and Project Concern International (PCI) for use in Guatemala. February, 2019.
Haiti
Guideline
National Retrofitting Guidelines for Haiti. Contributing Author, Ministère de Travaux Publics, Transports et Communication. Guide de Renforcement Parasismique et Paracyclonique. January, 2013. Available in French.
Haiti Ministry of Public Works (MTPTC) National Retrofitting Guidelines
Manual
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Manual. Produced by Degenkolb and Build Change for use in Haiti.
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Manual (EN)
Poster
Paper
Picture Guide
Nepal
Paper
Produced with National Reconstruction Authority of Nepal
Philippines
Manual
Seismic and Wind Evaluation and Retrofit Manual
Produced by Build Change and Cordaid in May 2015.
Basic House Strengthening Handbook For Timber Houses
Produced by Build Change with support from Czech Republic Humanitarian Aid for the Philippines Shelter Cluster in January 2019.
Basic House Strengthening Handbook For Masonry Houses
Produced by Build Change with support from Czech Republic Humanitarian Aid for the Philippines Shelter Cluster in January 2019.
Puerto Rico
Consejos Básicos Para Fortalecer Una Vivienda (Spanish)
Produced by Build Change and Mercy Corps in December, 2018 thanks to the support of Walmart, The Miami Foundation, and BlackRock as a part of the Puerto Rico Recovery Program: Resilience Hubs.