Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events (Old ID 23502)

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
John Ginger
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This research is to develop cost-effective strategies for mitigating damage to housing from severe windstorms across Australia. These evidence-based strategies will be (a) tailored to aid policy formulation and decision making in government and industry, and (b) provide guidelines detailing various options and benefits to homeowners and the building community for retrofitting typical at-risk houses in Australian communities.

Date

01 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Housing;retrofit;Vulnerability;Resilience;Wind Loads;Hazard

Funding Body

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC

Amount

770000

Project Team

Simon Ingham;David Henderson;Daniel Smith