Basement Flood Prevention

How do we build better performing buildings to minimize the financial burden, community disruption and reduce recovery time after an earthquake? We all want buildings that are habitable and functional post-earthquake. Join us to explore options for how to improve seismic resilience, starting at the schematic design phase, while being mindful of costs and building performance parameters. Discussion topics will include:

• Structural design consideration for new buildings by code for earthquakes
• Review of possible revisions in the next National Building Code of Canada (expected to be released in late 2021)
• Building performance as a continuum relative to codes, structural design options and less conventional approaches to resilience (such as base isolation and supplemental energy dissipation)
• Metrics-based assessment of a building’s seismic performance
• Consideration of seismic instrumentation for new buildings
• Post event habitability (as affected by other structural aspects)
• Overview on how to improve seismic resilience for existing buildings

Various studies have shown that a code level earthquake has the potential to cause a multi-billion-dollar financial impact to B.C.