(Draft) 中型與重型卡車將適用新能源效率法規 (美國)

Ref:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-18/obama-sets-timetable-for-new-truck-fuel-efficiency-rules

(Draft) LEED v4 概觀

Ref:
http://finance-commerce.com/2014/01/a-look-at-leeds-new-v4-standards/

(Draft) 美國賓州運輸部希望與民間合作修繕橋梁

Ref:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/01/21/PennDOT-offering-private-sector-a-partnership-to-fix-bridges/stories/201401210056

龍捲風災害防護的全國規範 (美國)

Ref:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/usa-tornados-standards-idUSL2N0J61RI20131121

美國某聯邦單位探討了 2011 年致命龍捲風在Joplin, Missouri所造成的災害後, 建議建立全國性的建築營造, 暴風避難所及緊急通訊的規範, 以降低死亡人數與損害.

在Joplin的龍捲風摧毀8000戶房屋及其它建築物, 由於缺乏緊急避難所與地下室, 許多人死於商業建築, 零售店及一般住宅.  82% 的住宅沒有地下室.

報告中建議16條規範與法律條文的修正.

除了核電廠外, 目前美國的建築規範提及抵抗颶風, 水災及地震, 但無龍捲風.

NIST 災害與破壞研究的主持人Eric Letvin 預估, 若提升建築對龍捲風的抵抗能力, 新住宅的價格將增加5-15%, 商用建築將上升更多.

NIST 也建議新舊集合住宅,學校,劇院,教堂及其它可能有同時50人以上的地方建立龍捲風避難場所.

紐約市(NYC)通過五條新建築法規以對抗極端氣候

新法(Building Resiliency Task Force)主要包括:
• Requiring new automatic faucets and toilets to have at least two weeks of battery backup so buildings can remain habitable during power failures (Task Force Proposal # 8; Intro. 1086)
• Requiring new buildings in flood zones to be equipped with valves that prevent sewage from backing up into the building (Proposal # 24; Intro. 1098)
• Creating a manual on construction requirements in flood zones (Proposal # 10; Int. 1095)
• Studying the effects of hurricane winds on existing buildings, and forecasting future storms (Proposal # 12; Intro. 1090)
• Piloting programs on road and sidewalk materials that absorb water, making them the first line of defense against flooding (Proposal # 13; Int. 1088)

最後一條鼓勵運用吸水材料於道路及人行道鋪面,未來可望增加透水混凝土與瀝青混凝土的應用.


Ref: http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20130924175412496