UNISDR "GTFBC"
Global Task Force on Building Codes

• GTFBC brochure was developed (GTFBC Brochure )                   

• Past news (since January 2010)

• GTFBC letter (23/06/2010) GTFBC replies (23/06/2010)
• GTFBC letter (22/06/2010)
• GTFBC letter (15/06/2010)
• Past replies/discussions (since January 2010)

• Building a Foundation for the Renewal of Haiti: Recommendations for a Long-Term Building Strategy (National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), USA, June 2010)
  
• HAITI TOOLKIT: Tools and Practices for the Sustainable Rebuilding of Haiti (National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), USA, June 2010)
  
• Some suggestions to those who want to help the people of Haiti in getting hazard resistant houses (National Centre for Peoples'-Action in Disaster Preparedness (NCPDP), India, February 2010)
  

• "SHELTER IN HAITI" (Shelter Cluster, 6 July 2010)
  "SHELTER IN HAITI (former version)" (Shelter Cluster, 25 June 2010)
  
• "Shelter Sector Response Plan" "Plan d Action du Secteur Logement" (TWIGs, 10 March 2010)
  
• "Transitional Shelter technical guidance" "Orientations techniques pour les refuges provisoires" (TWIGs, 19 February 2010)
  
• "SAMPLE: Transitional Shelter designs" (TWIGs, 28 February 2010)
  

• "Principes des batiments resistants contre seismes et cyclones" (Save the Children, DWF)
  
• "Principes des batiments resistants contre seismes et cyclones (former version)" (DWF)
  

• "Constriccion y Mantenimiento de Viviendas de Albanileria (Spanish original)" (by Marcial Blondet, 2005)
  "English translation" "Creole translation" "French translation" (For the most recent versions, please refer to the "www.ngohaiti.com" index.
  
• "Constructing Seismic Resistant Masonry Houses" "Constructing Seismic Resistant Masonry Houses in Indonesia" (by Teddy Boen)
  
• "Pedoman Membangun Rumah Sederhana Tahan Gempa" "Extracts" (Indonesia, IFRC)
  
• "Handbook on Good Building Design and Construction: Aceh and Nias islands" (UNDP Bangkok, etc., 2007)
  
• "Confined Masonry: For one and two storey buildings in low-tech environments" (by Tom Schacher, reportedly being translated into the metric system and to French)
  
• "Earthquake Vulnerability Checklist" (by Tom Schacher, 2010)
  
• "Shelter Centre Search Library (masonry)" (Shelter Centre website)
  
• "Minimum Requirement for Earthquake Resistant Masonry Building, etc." (WSSI)
  
• "Construction of Masonry Buildings with Appropriated Technologies" (CISMID, etc., 2005)
  
• "Guia para la Construccion del Sistema Constructivo CS" (CISMID, etc., 2002)
  
• "Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-engineered Construction" (IAEE, 2004)
  
• "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Rectangular Unit Masonry Buildings" (UNCRD)
  
• "Earthquake Resistant Construction of Stone Buildings" (UNCRD)
  
• "Earthquake Resistant Housing" (Practical Action)
  
• Building Good Quality Masonry "No.1" "No.2" "No.3" "No.4" "No.5" "No.6" "No.7" "No.8" "No.9" (posters produced after the Sichuan earthquake)
  
• "Recommendations for ERRA approved Dhajji Timber Frame House Construction" (UN-HABITAT, etc.)
  
• Restoring, Retrofitting and Rebuilding in Kashmir "No.1" "No.2" "No.3" "No.4" "No.5" "No.6" "No.7" "No.8" "No.9" "No.10" (posters produced by BMTPC, India)
  
• "Earthquakes! (Poster in English and Urdu produced after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake)" (National Science Foundation, etc.)
  
• "Construction parasismique des maison individuelles aux Antilles" (AFPS, 2004)
  

• "Seismic Assessment of Masonry Buildings (India)" (by Anand S. Arya, 2008)
  
• "Seismic Assessment of Brick Masonry Building (India)" (by Anand S. Arya and Ankush Agarwal)
  
• "Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquakes" (NZSEE, 2006)
  
• "Collection & Management of Earthquake Data: Defining Issues For An Action Plan" (EERI, 2003)
  
• "Quick Inspection Manual of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Buildings due to Earthquakes" (Government of Japan, 2002)
  

• "Retrofitting Simple Buildings Damaged by Earthquakes" (by Teddy Boen)
  
• "Recent Development of Seismic Retrofit Methods in Japan" (Japan Building Disaster Prevention Association, 2005)
  

• "Preparedness for Wind-related Hazards in Haiti" "Preparation pour les Desastres Cycloniques en Haiti" (IG-WRDRR, etc.)
  
• "Outreach Poster: Safe building practice (DRAFT)" (Shelter Cluster Haiti 2010 TWIGs)
  
• "Ten key points of cyclone resistant construction" (DWF)
  
• "Improvement of Rural Housing in Haiti to Withstand Hurricanes" (by Frederick C. Cuny, 1982)
  

• "Earthquake Reinforcement of Existing Adobe Housing in the Andean Region, Part 1" "Part 2" (CERESIS, 1999)
  
• "Manual Tecnico para el Reforzamiento de las Viviendas de Adobe, Part 1" "Part 2" (in Spanish) (CERESIS)
  
• "Hurricanes: How to build a safer wooden house" "French version" (Jamaica Red Cross)
  
• "Bamboo Emergency Shelter" (Environmental Bamboo Foundation)
  

• "Model Building Code for Earthquakes and Wind Loads (and Evaluation of Existing Building Codes)" (ACS website)
  
• "Shelter Centre Search Library (codes)" (Shelter Centre website)
  
• "Regles BAEL 91 revisees 99" (French code for reinforced concrete construction reportedly being used in Haiti)
  
• "Report on the Comparison of Building "Codes" and Practices which are in use in the Caribbean" (by Tony Gibbs)
  

• "Model Building Code for Earthquakes" (ACS, 2003)
  
• "Regulations for Seismic Design: A World List- 2008" (IAEE website, click on "World List" on the left)
  
• "Regles Parasismiques Algeriennes RPA 99" (Algerian code, 2003)
  
• "Complementary Technical Norms for Design and Construction of Masonry Structures" "Spanish original" (Mexican code, 2004)
  
• "Updated Seismic Design Guidelines for Model Building Code of Mexico" (by Arturo Tena-Colunga, etc., Earthquake Spectra, EERI, 2009)
  
• "Building Code Requirements for Seismic Design" (by Gregory Adams)
  
• "Statutory Instrument 1999 No.55 Building Ordinance (Cap. 234)" (Virgin Islands, 1999)
  

• "Model Building Code for Wind Loads" (ACS, 2003)
  
• "Wind Speed Maps for the Caribbean for Application with the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7" (by P. J. Vickery and D. Wadhera)
  
• "Carribean Uniform Building Code (CUBiC) 1985"
  
• "Code of Practice for Wind Loads for Structural Design 1981"
  

• "Projet du Reglement Parasismique des Ouvrages d'Art RPOA 2007" (Algerian seismic code for public works, 2007)
  

• "Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters" (GFDRR, 2010)
  
• "improved building practices for hurricanes" (Caribbean Construction Magazine, Third Quarter 2009)
  
• "Earthquake Risk in Africa: A community leader's guide" "Risque de tremblement de terre en Afrique: Un guide pour les chefs de communautes" (by Djillali Benouar, 2005)
  
• "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country" (USGS, 2005)
  
• "Earthquake Survival Manual" (Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2003)
  
• "The Homeowner's Guide to Earthquake Safety" (California Seismic Safety Commission, 2002)
  
• "Earthquake Preparedness: What every childcare provider should know" (FEMA, 1993)
  

• "Child Friendly Schools Infrastructure Standards and Guidelines" (Rwanda Ministry of Education, 2009)
  
• "Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction" (INEE, GFDRR, etc., 2009)
  
• "Why Start with Schools concept" (by Garry de la Pomerai, COGSS-DPE)
• "Disaster Preparedness and Response for Schools and Universities" (NCEF website)
• "OECD Initiative on Earthquake Safety in Schools" (OECD website)
  
• "Report to OECD Council on OECD Recommendation concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools" (OECD, 2009)
  
• "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes: School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI)" (UNCRD, 2009)
  
• "International Conference on School Safety Action Plan (14-16 Mary 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan)" (2008)
  
• "School Earthquake Safety" (UNCRD, CDM-ITB, 2008)
  
• "Community Asset Management (CAM) in Bhubaneshwar, India, Part 1" "Part 2" (DFID, etc.)
  
• "Seismic Retrofitting Quick Reference: School Facilities that Withstand Earthquakes (Examples of Seismic Retrofitting)" (MEXT of Japan, 2006)
• "Earthquake Risk in Africa: A school's guide" "Risque de tremblement de terre en Afrique: Un guide pour les ecoles" (by Djillali Benouar, 2005)
  
• "Evaluation of School Building Indices Quality System in Greece: A tool for decision makers" (by Emmanuel Baltas, 2005)
  
• "Some Retrofit Options for the Seismic Upgrading of Old Low-Rise School Buildings in Mexco" (by Arturo Tena-Colunga)
  
• "Risk Management Series: Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds" (FEMA, 2004)
• "Protection of Educational Buildings against Earthquakes (A Manual for Designers and Builders)" (NSET-Nepal, etc., 2002)

• "Module de Construction parasismique pour les artisans du batiment" (DIREN, etc., 2009)
  
• "The Acehnese Gampong Three Years On: Assessing Local Capacity and Reconstruction Assistance in Post-tsunami Aceh" (ACARP, 2007)
  
• "Good Engineering without Appropriate Communication doesn't lead to Seismic Risk Reduction" (by Tom Schacher)
  
• "From Code to Practice: Challenges for Building Code Implementation" (UNCRD, 2009)
  
• "Joint Research on the Assessment Methodology for Recovery Community Development" "Japanese original" (UNCRD, etc., 2009)
  
• "Keys to Public Safety & Disaster Reduction in view of Earthquakes and Hurricanes" (by Lalliana Mualchin)
  

• "Haiti Earthquake Reconstruction: Building Seismic Safety Assessment" (GFDRR)
  
• "UNOPS Structural Analysis services: wind load resistance for Shelter Cluster Agencies and Transitional shelter design" (UNOPS)
  
• "International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti" (website)
  
• "Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti" "Plan d'Action pour le Relevement et le developpement d'Haiti" (Government of the Republic of Haiti, March 2010)
  
• "Haiti Earthquake PDNA: Assessment of damage, losses, general and sectoral needs" "Ha・i PDNA du Tremblement de Terre  Evaluation des dommages, des pertes et des besoins generaux et sectoriels" (Government of the Republic of Haiti, etc., March 2010)
  
• "Structural Damage at H.O.P.E. Center Orphanage in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti" (by Mark Richards)
  
• "The European Commission's Joint Research Centre, United Nations and the World Bank issue a comprehensive building damage atlas for Haiti" (UNITAR website)
  
• "Atlas of building damage assessment" (UNOSAT website)
  
• "Haiti Education News Wire" (Teachers Without Borders website)
  
• "The Mw 7.0 Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010 Team Report V. 1.0" (18 February 2010, USGS/EERI Advance Reconnaissance Team)
  
• "Good Magazine: Haiti Earthquake Infographic Contest Winner Announced" (16 February 2010)
  
• "Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center" (PEER website)
  
• "2010 Haiti earthquake" (Wikipedia website)
  
• "2010 Haiti Earthquake" (IISEE website)
  
• "Alea et risque sismique en Haiti" (by Claude Prepetit, BME, 2007)
  
• "Alea Sismique: Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME), Haiti" (BME website)
  
• "Comparison of PGA as predicted by GSHAP and computed from seismographic evidence" (by Vladimir G. Kossobokov)
  
• "Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development" (UNDP 2004)
  
• "Haiti Data Sources" (as of 17 January 2010)
  
• "Comprehensive Building Damage Assessment for Port-au-Prince Commune, Haiti" (3 February 2010, UNOSAT)
  
• "Damage Assessment for Major Buildings/Infrastructure in Port-au-Prince, Haiti" (16 January 2010, UNOSAT)
  

• "Alternatives for sustained disaster risk reduction" (J. C. Gaillard et al, Human Geography, vol.3, no.1 2010)
  
• "Rebuilding Haiti: What geoscientists plan to do after the earthquake" (EARTH magazine, April 2010, vol.55 no.4)
  
• "UNESCO helps to develop a special syllabus for the return to school in Haiti" (UNESCO website, 8 April 2010)
  
• "UN agency and Haitian officials adapt curriculum for quake-affected pupils" (UN News Service, 8 April 2010)
  
• "Over US $5 billion pledged for Haiti s recovery" (International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, 31 March 2010)
  
• "Don't just wait for disaster" (by Ban Ki-Moon, The Japan Times, 24 March 2010) "Don't just wait for disaster" (by Ban Ki-Moon, The Daily Star (Lebanon), 19 March 2010)
  
• "Haiti shelter cluster reaches nearly a million people in one of the fastest shelter-relief operations of recent years" (IFRC Press release, 24 March 2010)
  
• "A Turkish Builder on Istanbul s Deadly Buildings" (by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 18 March 2010)
  
• "Camp-Perrin : un projet de l UNESCO pour des constructions parasismiques" (MINUSTAH website, 12 March 2010)
  
• "UNESCO Director-General in Haiti to support country s recovery: Part 1" "Part 2" (UNESCO website, 10 & 11 March 2010)
  Ms. Bokova visited workshops in Camp-Perrin where masons are learning techniques for building earthquake resistant structures.
  
• "Building Safer, but Cheaply, in Quake Zones" (by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 8 March 2010)
  
• "HAITI: Experts Urge Sea Change in "Culture of Aid"" (by William Fisher, IPS, 5 March 2010)
  
• "Being Ready, in Quake Zones or Snow Zones" (by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 2 March 2010)
  
• "Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones" (by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 24 February 2010)
  
• "A Megacity Girds for a Major Quake" (by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 24 February 2010)
  
• "4 children die as Haiti classroom collapses" (CNN.com, 15 February 2010)
  
• "Education Was Also Leveled by Quake in Haiti" (by Marc Lacey, The New York Times, 13 February 2010)
  
• "US-HAITI: The Failure of Aid - Part 2" (by William Fisher, IPS, 13 February 2010)
  
• "US-HAITI: The Loan that Wasn't - Part 1" (by William Fisher, IPS, 12 February 2010)
  
• "From the NACLA Archives: Haiti's Nightmare and the Lessons of History" "Haitian architecture" (by Michel-Rolph Trouillot, NACLA, 10 February 2010)
  
• "Haiti Beyond the Cleanup" (by William Fisher, truthout, 9 February 2010)
  
• "Haiti is a reminder of how we can help other quake-prone areas" (by Susan E. Hough, The Los Angeles Times, 8 February 2010)
  
• "Haiti seeks tougher building codes" (United Press International, 6 February 2010)
  
• "U.S. Embassy in Haiti Stood Up to Quake's Shaking" (ENR.com, 28 January 2010)
  
• "Builders dream of a better Haiti" (by Mitchell Landsberg, The Los Angeles Times, 26 January 2010)
  
• "Building Codes in Haiti: Soft Bigotry of Lives Worth Less?" (by RLMiller, Daily Kos, 16 January 2010)
  
• "Problems with Haiti building standards outlined" (by Tom Watkins, CNN.com, 14 January 2010)
  

• "Teachers Without Borders: Education in Haiti: Successes & Challenges" (This group provides all the latest news regarding education in Haiti.)
  
• "Between Bulls and Mosquitoes" (This group is reportedly working on the translation of their earthquake education posters for use in Haiti.)
  
• "Disaster Prevention Praxis" (This is about bringing together theory & practice or knowledge & action - for disaster prevention.)
  
• "National Centre for People's Action in Disaster Preparedness" (NCPDP in India offers viable, eco-friendly and sustainable technologies to reduce vulnerability.)
  
• "Confined Masonry Network"(Tgus network is dedicated to promote seismically safe and economical housing worldwide with quality confined masonry.)
  
• "NGO Haiti" (This group provides tools and resources for working in Haiti.)
  
• "Haiti Rewired" (This group is dedicated to discussion of engineering-related issues in Haiti, particularly as they pertain to construction of earthquake-resistant housing.)
  
  • "Haiti Rewired: Marcial Blondet's Page"
    
  • "Haiti Rewired: Construction Booklet"
• "ASCE Team to Assess Damage in Haiti" (ASCE's Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE) team is to evaluate the performance of lifelines in Haiti.)
  
• "The New Haiti Project" (This group seeks to bring together international volunteers with a wide range in expertise, to be led by the Haitian people on the ground.)