Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events (Old ID 21317)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Australian houses built prior to the mid 1980s do not offer the same level of performance and protection during windstorms as houses constructed to contemporary building standards. This project will develop the evidence base for risk mitigation by devising simple practical and economic upgrading options for existing houses. The primary objective of this project is to develop cost-effective strategies for mitigating damage to housing from severe windstorms across Australia. Outputs from this project will target a range of users from policy development through to homeowners and builders on recommended actions to improve resilience of existing housing.
Date
01 Jan 2014 - 30 Jun 2017
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Housing;Vulnerability;Wind Loads;Retrofit;Resilience;Hazard
Funding Body
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Amount
674700
Project Team
David Henderson