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Once Her Struggle, Now Her Strength: Camila Young Evaluates Shelters in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

October 14, 2022

At NIST, Camila works on a National Construction Safety Team investigation of how critical buildings and systems performed during the storm.

A model of a hospital building is positioned on the floor of a wind tunnel, a hallway structure with small posts on the floor and fans visible at the back.

NIST Reports Progress on Hurricane Maria Study

September 20, 2022

Highlights of tasks recently completed include wind tunnel testing and surveys on emergency communications.

El NIST presenta avances en el estudio del Huracán María

September 20, 2022

Read in English Mientras que Puerto Rico se recupera de los efectos del Huracán Fiona, NIST continúa su investigación sobre el impacto del Huracán María con la...

NIST Reports Progress in Learning from Hurricane Maria’s Impacts on Puerto Rico

January 22, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a report summarizing progress in its multi-year study of the impacts of Hurricane Maria...

Data Collection Instruments Published Using New NIST Data Collection Instrument (DCI) and Best Practices Publication Series

November 16, 2020

The NIST Engineering Laboratory recently launched the Data Collection Instrument (DCI) and Best Practices publication series. This publication series is...

New Use Cases have been Developed for the EDGe$ Tool Online

November 16, 2020

Two new use cases have been written for the Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGe$) Online Tool V 1.0. These new Special Publications highlight functionalities...

NIST “Playbook” Helps Communities with Resilience Planning

November 4, 2020

Local officials, businesses, and residents who want to make their communities more resilient to hazard events – natural or otherwise – now can get...

Insights Into Behavior During Chimney Tops 2 Fire Could Improve Evacuation Planning

September 2, 2020

As global temperatures continue to rise, cities and towns not historically prone to large wildfires may begin to face greater threats. An unsuspecting Tennessee...

NIST Community Resilience Guide Supports Maryland Counties Climate Resilience Planning

March 20, 2020

The NIST Community Resilience Program was invited by the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Center for Global Sustainability to support an initiative to aid local...

NIST Community Resilience Panel at HurriCon 2020

HurriCon 2020: Science at the Intersection of Hurricanes and the Populated Coast

March 11, 2020

Members of NIST’s Community Resilience Program and the NIST-funded Center of Excellence (CoE) for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning jointly convened a...

NIST Renews $20M Award to Community Resilience Center of Excellence

February 3, 2020

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a renewal of a $20 million cooperative agreement to Colorado...

Salt Lake County Among Localities Using NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide

October 17, 2018

Emergency managers, industry professionals, and other staff from Salt Lake County (SLCo) and local jurisdictions gathered on Oct. 10, 2018, in West Valley, Utah...

Registration Is Now Open for the NIST Workshop on Priority Data and Information Needs

September 25, 2018

As more communities take action to improve their overall resilience to natural, technological, and human-caused hazards, there is a growing recognition that...

A home in the mountains of Puerto Rico lies in ruins as a result of the extreme force winds of Hurricane Maria.

NIST Launches Study of Hurricane Maria’s Impact on Puerto Rico

May 16, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it will study the impacts of Hurricane Maria on...

Join the NIST Center of Excellence Documenting and Modeling Community Recovery Webinar Thursday, May 3, 9-11 AM (MDT)

April 13, 2018

Learn about the NIST-funded Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning and how its research is advancing models of community recovery, and is...

NIST Seeks Comments on “EDGe$” Tool that Can Help Communities Select Cost-Effective Resilience Projects

April 12, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking feedback about the utility and ease of use of a software-based tool designed to help...

New NIST “EDGe$” Tool Can Help Communities Select Cost-Effective Resilience Projects

January 8, 2018

A powerful software-based technique for selecting cost-effective, infrastructure-based community resilience projects is now available to the public. The...

Historic Preservation, Flooding Threats are Community Resilience Drivers: Could Benefit from NIST Guides

November 14, 2017

Many communities across the country are dealing with flooding threats, but those that rely on historic and culturally important properties face special...

Local Government Managers Learn about NIST Community Resilience Guides

October 30, 2017

City managers, public works department directors, and county administrators learned about NIST’s Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and...

Mayors, County Executives, Other Officials Learn About the Planning Guide

February 7, 2017

The U.S. Conference of Mayors were the latest group of local officials and staff to learn about the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Community...

At-A-Glance Overview of Resilience Economic Decision Guide Now Available

February 1, 2017

A new brochure will help community planners to prioritize potential resilience solutions. The 12-page brochure summarizes the Community Resilience Economic...

NIST Releases Two New Community Resilience Planning Guide Briefs

December 14, 2016

In support of the Community Resilience Planning Guide, the NIST Community Resilience Group has released two additional Community Resilience Planning Guide...

NIST Community Resilience Group Strengthened by New Team Members

November 2, 2016

The Community Resilience Group, part of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has announced the addition of...

‘Built Environment’ Portal Now Part of Climate Resilience Toolkit

October 3, 2016

As part of the ongoing collaborative federal effort to strengthen the resilience of the nation’s cities, towns and other inhabited areas, the Community...

Evaluating Investments in Community Resilience: New Guide Explains How

January 4, 2016

Communities weighing choices for capital improvement projects intended to improve their resilience to severe weather, wildfires, earthquakes, or other types of...

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