Resource List: Retrofit Guidance

Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings
ASCE/SEI 41-06

FEMA 395 Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of School Buildings (K-12)
By FEMA

Training Materials for Seismic Retrofit of Wood-Frame Homes

General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings

Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Reconstruction and New Construction of Masonry Buildings in Jammu and Kashmir State

Is Your Home Protected From Hurricane Disaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Hurricane Retrofit (2002)
By Institute for Home Safety

Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineered Construction (1986)
By National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE)

Techniques for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (2007)
By FEMA

Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Natural Disasters (2007)
By University of Hawai’i Sea Grant College Program

Basic Minimum Standards for Retrofitting (1997)
By OAS

Case Studies of Seismic Retrofitting-Latur to Kashmir & Lessons Learnt (2008)
By National Centre for Peoples’-Action in Disaster Preparedness (NCPDP)

Case Studies of Seismic Non-Structural Retrofitting in School Facilities (2005)
By Educational Facilities Research Center, National Institute for Educational Policy Research

Seismic Retrofitting Quick Reference: School Facilities that Withstand Earthquakes, Examples of Seismic Retrofitting (2006)
By Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan