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By John Thompson<\/span><\/p>\n

Engineering for resilience is critical for buildings in locations that are at risk for natural hazards and disasters. Los Angeles County, where\u00a0<\/span>IMEG has many clients<\/span>, was\u00a0<\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span>identified<\/span>\u00a0as the most\u00a0<\/span>at-risk<\/span>\u00a0county in the U.S.<\/span>\u00a0for natural disaster<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0in FEMA\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0<\/span>National Risk Index<\/span><\/a>; the adjacent counties of\u00a0<\/span>Riverside and San Bernadino\u00a0<\/span>rank<\/span>\u00a0at 9 and 10<\/span>\u00a0on the index<\/span>, respectively.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Risk Index evaluated each county\u2019s risk for 18 natural hazards, including avalanche, coastal flooding, cold wave, drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, hurricane, ice storm, landslide, lighting, riverine flooding, strong wind, tornado, tsunami, volcanic activity, wildfire, and winter weather. Social vulnerability, community resilience, and expected annual loss were also part of each county\u2019s evaluation.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

LA County\u2019s No. 1 ranking isn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span>surprising, really, given the number of wildfires<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>California just last year. But the goal of the index\u00a0<\/span>isn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0to strike fear or encourage homeowners to move,\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0to help planners, emergency managers, and code and standard developers make their communities more resilient.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The danger\u00a0<\/span>highlighted\u00a0<\/span>by the National Risk Index\u00a0<\/span>isn’t simply<\/span>\u00a0the number of\u00a0<\/span>hazardous events,\u00a0<\/span>it’s<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>severity of\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>effects<\/span><\/a>, according to FEMA<\/span>. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to be prepared and have infrastructure in place that can withstand various natural disasters, even if th<\/span>ose events<\/span>\u00a0are in<\/span>frequent<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Take\u00a0<\/span>ice storms<\/span>, for example. In Los Angeles County, the risk<\/span>\u00a0index score<\/span>\u00a0for ice storms\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>relatively high\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and landslides\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>\u201crelatively low,\u201d even though\u00a0<\/span>landslides\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>10<\/span>\u00a0times more likely to happen\u00a0<\/span>in a year than ice storms<\/span>\u00a0in that region<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Though both are unlikely<\/span>\u00a0compared to other hazards<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>more people and buildings are at risk\u00a0<\/span>for an ice storm\u00a0<\/span>because they are less prepared for\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>impacts<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The AEC industry can\u00a0<\/span>safeguard these communities<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and provide resiliency against many worst-case scenarios with adaptive design,\u00a0<\/span>policies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for improving coordination and\u00a0<\/span>resilience, and<\/span>\u00a0designing infrastructure \u2013 such as water and wastewater systems, roads, bridges, and buildings \u2013 that can sustain damage without collapsing.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Resilience for critical infrastructure and b<\/span>uildings in these high-risk locations\u00a0<\/span>must be considered in the design phase of a project to help make communities\u00a0<\/span>safer<\/span>\u00a0and lower the risk.<\/span>\u00a0Read more and see the entire National Risk Index map\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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