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8 Homeland Security Rev. 41 (2014)
Concrete Building Systems: Disaster Resilient Solutions for Safer Communities

handle is hein.journals/homlndsr8 and id is 47 raw text is: The Homeland Security Review, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter 2014). Concrete Building Systems: Disaster Resilient Solutions for Safer Communities BY TIEN PENG* AND LIONEL LEMAYt Resilience Is the New Sustainability At the end of 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- istration (NOAA) said the US had experienced 14 separate disasters, each with an economic loss of $1 billion or more, surpassing the re- cord set in 2008 (NOAA 2011) with 2011 losses totaling $55 billion. Globally, insurers lost at least $108 billion on disasters in 2011 and $77 billion in 2012 (Masters 201 land NOAA 2013). Reinsurer Swiss Re Ltd. said that 2011 was the second-worst year in the insurance industry's history. Only 2005, with Hurricane Katrina and other major storms, were more costly (Swiss Re 2011). In 2012, there were 11 natural disasters with damages totaling $1 billion or more, making 2012 the second highest year for billion-dollar * Tien Peng is Vice President, Sustainability for the National Ready Mixed Con- crete Association (NRMCA). He is a long-time advocate of sustainability, promot- ing green building practices and social responsibility to various industries. Over the past two decades, Mr. Peng has been involved in codes and standards as a means to ensure buildings and facilities are safe, healthy, and resilient. He has advised the Washington State Legislature on building code adoption. Mr. Peng holds a M. Arch from the University of Houston, a B.E. in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a LEED Accredited Professional. ? Lionel Lemay is Sr. Vice President, Sustainable Development for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). Mr. Lemay has written numerous articles on concrete construction and is co-author of the McGraw-Hill book Insu- lating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction. He provided techni- cal input and reviewed concrete related section to FEMA documents on design of safe rooms and storm shelters. Mr. Lemay is a Registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the State of Illinois and a LEED AP. He holds a bachelors and masters degree in civil engineering and applied mechanics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. 41

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