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<br />DATA RESOURCE <br /> <br />AGENCY <br /> <br />CONTENT <br /> <br />FORMAT <br /> <br />REFERENCE <br /> <br />CONTACT <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br /> <br />BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS <br /> <br />National Bureau of Standards <br />National Engineering Laboratory <br />Center for Building Technology <br /> <br />The Disaster Mitigation Program at the Center for Building <br />Technology focuses on the development of improved building <br />practices to reduce damage caused by floods, hurricanes, <br />tornadoes, earthquakes, and other extreme natural forces. <br />Major thrusts of this program include: (1) safety evalua- <br />tion of existing buildings, (2) improved design criteria <br />and standards, (3) post~disaster investigations, and (4) <br />more reliable measures of effects of natural forces on <br />buildings. <br /> <br />Data are released in periodicals and reports and are <br />available from the National Technical Information Service, <br />Springfield, VA 22161 or the U.S. Government Printing Office, <br />Washington, DC 20402. Costs depend on the report--the <br />average is about $5.00. <br /> <br />Building Teohnology Publications (SP45?J, Center for Build- <br />ing Technology, National Bureau of Standards, Vol. 1965- <br />1975, 1976, 1977. ' Available from U.S. Government Printing <br />Office, Washington, DC. 20402, $3.25 for 1977 supplement. <br />Abstracts of available publications with indexes by author <br />and key word. <br /> <br />Earthquake Related Activities of the Center for Building <br />Technology, NBSIP- 76-1193, Center for Building Technology, <br />National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC, 1977. . Avail- <br />able from the National Technical Information Service, <br />Springfield VA 22161. <br /> <br />JoAnne R. Debelius, Editor <br />Center for Building Technology <br />National Bureau of Standards <br />Washington, DC 20234 <br /> <br />Tele: (301) 921-2693 FTS 921-2693 <br /> <br />26 <br />