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Building Retrofits for Increased Protection Against Airborne Chemical and Biological Releases
"Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological (chembio) releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers are considering retrofitting buildings to provide some degree of protection against such events. A wide range of technologies and approaches are being proposed with varying levels of efficacy and cost, as well as varying degrees of applicability to particular buildings and ventilation systems. This document presents the results of an effort to evaluate chembio retrofit options for buildings. A number of retrofit options are identified, and their potential to protect building occupants from a number of generic contaminant releases is evaluated, using building airflow and contaminant transport modeling. In addition, a case study is presented in which specific retrofit options were considered for two actual buildings and preinstallation designs and cost estimates were developed. Based on the analyses performed, the results of the case study and other available information, guidance on the application and effectiveness of various retrofits is presented. An economic analysis software tool employing life-cycle cost analysis techniques was developed as part of this project, and its use is described in an appendix to this report. The retrofit options considered fall into two categories, the first being stand-alone technologies or devices such as enhanced particulate filtration that are installed and implemented as purchased. The second category includes retrofit approaches that employ operational strategies or building modifications to increase building protection, such as outdoor air purging or building envelope airtightening."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency; National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Persily, Andrew K.; Chapman, Robert E.; Emmerich, Steven J.
2007-06
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Community Resilience Economic Decision Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems
"This 'Economic Guide' provides a standard economic methodology for evaluating investment decisions
aimed to improve the ability of communities to adapt to, withstand, and quickly recover from disruptive
events. The 'Economic Guide' is designed for use in conjunction with the NIST 'Community Resilience
Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems', which provides a methodology for
communities to develop long-term plans by engaging stakeholders, establishing performance goals for
buildings and infrastructure systems, and developing an implementation strategy, by providing a
mechanism to prioritize and determine the efficiency of resilience actions. The methodology described
in this report frames the economic decision process by identifying and comparing the relevant present
and future streams of costs and benefits-the latter realized through cost savings and damage loss
avoidance-associated with new capital investment into resilience to those future streams generated by
the status-quo. Topics related to non-market values and uncertainty are also explored. This report
provides context for increasing resilience capacity through focusing on those investments that target key
social goals and objectives, and providing selection criteria that ensure reduction of risks as well as
increases in resilience. Furthermore, the methodological approach aims to enable the built environment
to be utilized more efficiently in terms of loss reduction during recovery and to enable faster and more
efficient recovery in the face of future disasters."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.); United States. Department of Commerce
Gilbert, Stanley W.; Butry, David T.; Chapman, Robert E. . . .
2015-12
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Guide to Printed and Electronic Resources for Developing a Cost-Effective Risk Mitigation Plan for New and Existing Constructed Facilities (NISTIR 7390)
"The Toolkit is organized around three main topics-risk assessment, risk management, and economic evaluation. Within each main topic, the Toolkit includes background information and an annotated bibliography covering major reference and guidance documents that will help you develop a cost-effective risk mitigation plan. The Toolkit also employs two indexes, one organized by subject and one organized by author. The indexes point to key reference documents, databases, and software tools. In the Toolkit, both indexes and all web links within the three main topics are active, enabling you to browse documents and data sources electronically. Furthermore, many of the web links permit documents and data files to be downloaded for future reference and use."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Thomas, Douglas S.; Chapman, Robert E.
2007-02
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Evaluating Emergency Management Models and Data Bases: A Suggested Approach
From the Preface: "The Center for Computing and Applied Mathematics, National Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting a research effort under the sponsorship of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a set of guidelines which promotes both a critical review and unbiased evaluation of FEMA models and data bases. Large-scale models and data bases are key informational resources for FEMA. The type and nature of FEMA models and data bases, however, are perhaps unique within the Federal government in that they are often concerned with severe changes or disruptions ranging from limited effects to extremes. In order to carry out its emergency missions, it is necessary for FEMA to determine which models, modeling techniques and data bases are appropriate for what purposes and which ones need modification, updating and maintenance. The development of evaluation guidelines is therefore of direct benefit to FEMA in discharging its emergency management duties."
United States. Department of Commerce
Chapman, Robert E.; Gass, Saul I.; Filliben, James J. . . .
1989-03
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