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<br />I; <br />t <br />~ <br />~ <br />l <br />~. <br />r <br />, <br /> <br />HURRICANES ANDREW AND INIKI: BUILDING PERFORMANCE <br />ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUILDINGS <br /> <br />Todd Davison, Clifford Oliver, John Gambel <br />Charles Bornman, Chris Hansen, Robert pendley <br /> <br />Abstract <br /> <br />~, <br />f- <br /> <br />since the 1970'S, the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) the <br />organization within FEMA that administers the National Flood <br />Insurance Program (NFIP), has gained valuable experience through an <br />ongoing program which assesses the performance, of buildings that <br />have incurred flood damage. After major floods, the FIA and FEMA <br />Regional Offices also periodically conduct field assessment of <br />damaged buildings and provide technical Sfuidance to local <br />governments and the building industry on proper enforcement of NFIP <br />regulations governing SUbstantially damaged buildings. The <br />significance of these requirements to a comprehensive post-disaster <br />response and recovery program cannot be over overemphasized, for <br />they apply to repair and reconstruction regardless of the genesis <br />of damage. <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />l <br />; <br />i <br />,/ <br /> <br />In the Fall of 1992, after the unprecedented wind and flood damages <br />caused by Hurricanes Andrew (Dade county, Florida) and Iniki (Kauai <br />county, Hawaii), the FIA greatly expanded the :;cope of its normal <br />assessment and post-disaster activities. This included forming and <br />activating Building Performance Assessment ~~eams comprised of <br />experts in wind and flood damage resistant design and construction. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br />I. <br />i <br />, <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />This paper describes the purpose and findings of the Assessment <br />Teams, including insights into the nature i3.nd causes of the <br />hurricane-induced flood and wind damage and recol!lIllendations for <br />mitigating future damages. It also discusses an unrecognized, or <br />at the least under-appreciated, national mitigation dilel!lIlla: the <br />required repair and retrofitting of buildings located in <br />floodplains that are substantially damaged during catastrophic <br />events, whether the damage is from wind, fire, flood, earthquakes, <br />or other causes. <br /> <br />, <br />( <br />(: <br />