Sep, 2011
Buildings and Infrastructure Protection Series: Integrated Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
"The methodology, referred to as the integrated rapid visual screening (IRVS) for buildings, was developed by the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division (IDD), and public- and private-sector stakeholders involved in the design, operation, and management of critical infrastructure. The IRVS is intended to provide an assessment of the risk and resilience of the buildings in our Nation's cities and communities that can be used by law enforcement, the design community, building managers, and first responders. […] The result of an IRVS for buildings is a quantifiable assessment of the risk to a given building to a terrorist attack or natural disaster that leads to catastrophic losses (fatalities, injuries, damage, or business interruption) and a quantifiable assessment of the resiliency of the building (ability to recovery from such an event). The methodology is intended to be applicable nationwide for all conventional building types."
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  • Publisher
    United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
  • Report Number
    Buildings and Infrastructure Protection Series, BIPS 04/September 2011
  • Date
    Sep, 2011
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    United States. Dept. of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subjects
    Infrastructure protection/Buildings
    Emergency management
  • Series
    Building and Infrastructure Protection Series (BIPS)

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