Site and Retaining Wall Hazard Mitigation in Post-Disaster Situations: A Primer

Draft pending USAID review

Prepared by Build Change and produced by Parsons Engineering for the United States Agency for International Development
January 2014

This Primer introduces engineering and development professionals, USAID officers, and host country officials, to the basic steps, principles, and best practices in the process of planning and executing post-disaster mitigation of site hazards for homeowner-driven housing reconstruction projects funded by USAID. It provides a road map for developing a project through planning, evaluation, design, and implementation.

Appendix 1: Qualitative Risk Analysis
Appendix 2: Case Study: Haiti
Appendix 3: Field Documents and Forms
Appendix 4: Design Package Documents
Appendix 5: Construction QC Checklists

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Seismic Retrofit of Housing in Post-Disaster Situations – Basic Engineering Principles for Development Professionals: A Primer

Draft pending USAID review

Prepared by Build Change and produced by Parsons Engineering for the United States Agency for International Development
January 2014
This Primer introduces engineering and development professionals, USAID officers, and host country officials, to the basic steps, principles, and best practices in the process of planning and executing safe and effective homeowner-driven post-disaster seismic retrofit of housing projects funded by USAID. It provides a road map for developing a housing retrofit project through planning, evaluation, design, and implementation.

Appendix 1: Case Study: Haiti
Appendix 2: Sample Retrofit Bill of Quantities (Haiti)
Appendix 3: Sample Retrofit Construction QC Checklists (Haiti)
Appendix 4: Case Studies: Nepal and Peru
Appendix 5: Sample Information Outreach Campaign Materials (Haiti)

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Building Back Housing in Post-Disaster Situations – Basic Engineering Principles for Development Professionals: A Primer

Prepared by Build Change and produced by International Resources Group (IRG) for the United States Agency for International Development.

January 2012

This Primer introduces engineering and development professionals, USAID officers, and Host Country officials, to the basic steps, principles, and best practices in the process of selecting a model for planning and executing post-disaster homeowner-driven housing construction and reconstruction projects funded by USAID. It provides a road map for developing a project through planning, design, and implementation.

Appendix 1: Understanding Causes of Collapse of Confined Masonry Houses in Indonesia
Appendix 2: Housing Subsector Study and Design of Confined Masonry Houses in Indonesia
Appendix 3: Structural Design Narrative for Confined Masonry Housing in Haiti
Appendix 4: Design and Construction Guidelines for Confined Masonry Housing in Haiti

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