Cooper Martin, Manager of Community Resilience, AIA National. October 15, 2012. Washington, D.C. "DC Design Week: Design for Disaster Relief," held in partnership with AIGA DC.
Design Quality in an age of localism- Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The AIA Disaster Assistance Program
1. The AIA Disaster Assistance
Program
Cooper Martin
Manager of Community Resilience
AIA National
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makes a difference
2. Mission
• provide advocacy,
education, and
training to advance
the role of architects
in disaster response.
• Help local
governments provide
safety evaluations as
quickly as possible
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makes a difference
4. “The experience as a SAP Volunteer was a very
positive one that taps at the very core of what we as
architects do, design buildings. As an SAP
Volunteer we can see how these buildings perform
in earthquakes, fires and floods and make judgment
calls about safety and occupancy…
…What is next for this place, how can they rebuild
with a greater sense for increasing the sustainable
social, economic, and environmental vitality of the
region?”
- Robert Thiele, AIA
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makes a difference
6. Tuscaloosa Process …10th Day
Assistance Requested on the 7th day
On-demand SAP Training Certification Course on
the 10th day
166 Attendees – 98 Architects
Professional Engineers, Building Inspectors
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7. Tuscaloosa Process…Field Survey
• Tools and evaluation standards provided by
local government.
• Architects operate as an extension of the
building department.
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makes a difference
11. AIA Center for Communities by Design
R/UDATs & SDATs
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Mission: The Disaster Assistance Program, with guidance from the Disaster Assistance Committee, provides advocacy, education, and training to advance the role of architects in disaster response.
Reduce impacts on shelter needsAllow people to return or begin to rebuild their homes as soon as possible
This is actually a map of Good Samaritan Legislation. This allows us to do our work. We are “active” in some of the states without the legislation, and we’re not as active as I would like in others, but it’s a good proxy.
This is just cool and it might be the best audience to share with since we’re talking about tech and design and mobile capabilities and recovery I’d never seen this stuff in action before, but they had electronic, GIS syncronized evaluation tools.ROVER, coming from FEMA is advertized as being similar, but people I’ve talked to are skeptical
The city wants to help rebuild, right? Part that is knowing what was wrong so you’re issuing the right permits. If this guy says he’s doing some drywall work and landscaping, you might check to see what isn’t being done right.
Disaster Response is just a portion of our programs. Through this work, architects have seen damage that never should have happened. Whether it's a result of value engineering, poor construction practices or poor design, even code-compliant buildings are not as strong as they need to be. So-called efficient or high-performance buildings cannot save energy or resources if they are not built to last. THOUGHTS ON ERICA’S OPENING. particularlyResponse vs Recovery Outsiders vs InsidersIdeas vs. Action We respond as an introduction to recovery. This service can and should highlight the value of the profession and get architects involved in recovery activities. We use local architects because it’s the law, but also because that is where our members want to helpWe’re tired of hearing how people will “Build back better” and we want to be an advocate for building it right the first time. Through this program, hopefully architects can assert themselves and create a more resilient built environment.
Multi-Disciplinary TeamObjective OutsidersCommunity ParticipationWe did conduct a R/UDAT after the tornados focusing on a neighborhood in Birmingham called East Pratt. The process is almost always used in communities that are not recovering from disaster, but it is a very adaptable process. It’s far too soon to say whether the process will be a success