Aged vulnerable in extreme events
How vulnerable or resilient are our older people likely to be in adverse natural events? BRANZ looked at the homes of our over 65s to find out.
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How vulnerable or resilient are our older people likely to be in adverse natural events? BRANZ looked at the homes of our over 65s to find out.
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BRANZ was on the ground in Northland last year, examining the effects of a storm on buildings. Roofs bore the brunt of the weather, with structures on exposed terrain the most vulnerable.
A current BRANZ research project is studying the economic benefit of designing buildings for increased resilience under seismic loading throughout their entire life cycle.
BRANZ has been looking at the cost of building in measures to future-proof housing against climate change. The questions are, what do we need to do and what is the extra cost?
Buildings with insufficient seismic strength are key contributors to deaths and building losses. Better information is needed for owners and potential buyers on a property’s seismic risk, a research programme finds.
BRANZ has done a lot of work on the costs and benefits of mitigating common natural hazards in housing. While some options are cost-effective, others hardly justify the expenditure.
A research project to help improve the resilience of the types of homes that performed poorly in the Christchurch earthquakes has been launched.