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Durability and Resilience characterizes the ability to withstand wear and efficient maintenance of building elements and systems, as well as the measure of facility’s ability to function after enduring a natural or man-made disaster.

Title Datesort descending Author
Integrated Environmental Design of Buildings Jan 01, 1972 P.E. O'Sullivan (University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology)
Multi-Level Industrial Building: A Possible Incentive for Additional Central City Employment and Industrial Development Jan 01, 1972 William O. Lindow (William A. Gould and Associates, Cleveland, Ohio)
Some Prospects for Simulating Human Behavior in High-Rise Building Fires: A Pilot Demonstration Jan 01, 1976 Fred I. Stahl (The City University of New York)
Seismic Design Apr 01, 1978 The AIA Research Corporation
Researching the ‘80’s Apr 01, 1980 The AIA Research Corporation
Lessons Learned from Recent Damaging Earthquakes Apr 01, 2001 William T. Holmes (NIBS Building Seismic Safety Council)
Creating Safe and Healthy Spaces: Selecting Materials That Support Healing Jan 01, 2006 Mark Rossi, PhD, Tom Lent
Low-Cost Security Measures for School Facilities Jan 01, 2008 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Severe Weather Planning for Schools Jan 01, 2008 Barbara McNaught Wilson (National Weather Service), Christopher Strong (National Weather Service), Bill Bunting (NationalWeather Service)
Wildfires and Schools Jan 01, 2008 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Earthquakes and Schools Jan 01, 2008 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Detection of Moisture and Water Intrusion Within Building Envelopes by Means of Infrared Thermographic Inspections Apr 01, 2008 Antonio Colantonio (Public Works and Government Services Canada)
Emergency Response Information for School Facilities Jul 01, 2008 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
An Investigation of Best Practices for Evacuating and Sheltering Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities Oct 01, 2008 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
The Development of a Schematic Design Primer to Aid Architects in Designing for Wind Dec 01, 2008 Scott A. Johnston (Miami University)
Skin Deep: Breathing Life into the Layer between Man and Nature Dec 01, 2008 Doris Kim Sung (University of Southern California)
Emergency Management Standards and Schools Jan 01, 2009 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Mass Notification for Higher Education Jan 01, 2010 Tod Schneider (National Center for Educational Facilties)
Performance of Glass FIber Lath as a Plaster Base with Exterior Cement Plaster (Stucco) Apr 10, 2010 William F. Egan (BASF Construction Chemicals, LLC), Eric Auman (BASF Construction Chemicals, LLC)
OSB Sheathing with Integral Water-Resistive Barriers Apr 10, 2010 Thomas Thorsell (Syracuse University), Mark Bomberg (Syracusse University)
Monitoring of Internal Moisture Loads in Residential Buildings - Research Design and Early Findings Apr 10, 2010 Lois Arena (Steven Winter Associates Inc.), Michael D. Blanford (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Development and Benchmarking of a New Whole Building Hygrothermal Model Apr 12, 2010 Fitsum Tariku (Institute for Research in Construction), Kumar Kumaran (Institute for Research in Construction), Paul Fazio (Concordia University)
Functional Performance Testing Within the Building Envelope Commissioning Process Apr 12, 2010 Kevin Knight (Architectural Testing Inc.), John A. Runkle (Architectural Testing Inc.), Bryan J. Boyle Retro-Specs Consultants Ltd
Stucco Failures and Remediation Apr 12, 2010 Roger Morse, AIA, Paul E. Haas
Best Practices and Quality Issues in Residential Stucco Application Apr 12, 2010 Brad Oberg (IBACOS), Richard Baker (IBACOS)

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