Le présent document sert de note technique au rapport « La conception résistante aux vents violents pour les nouvelles habitations à ossature de bois a un rapport moyen coûts-avantages de 6 pour 1 au Canada » préparé par K. Porter (2023). Cette note technique explore les défis et les possibilités associés à l’adoption de mesures de protection plus adaptées contre les vents violents pour les bâtiments de la partie 9 du Code national du bâtiment (CNB) au Canada et formule des recommandations visant à améliorer le recours à des interventions de protection contre les vents violents.
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No Canadian wildfire before 2003 caused more than $10 million in insured loss; since then, five such f ires have occurred, costing $5 billion in insured loss and many billions in uninsured damage, among many other negative impacts. Climate change is expected to increase wildfire ignitions 75% during the life of new buildings built today, and more people are choosing to live in areas prone to wildfire.
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Flooding is the most common hazard experienced in most industrialized economies around the world, including Canada.
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Les inondations sont le risque le plus courant dans la plupart des économies industrialisées du monde, y compris au Canada.
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Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction experts are available to answer media inquiries concerning the federal government’s budget announcement of a $2 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund to support large-scale infrastructure projects addressing climate change.
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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) today released a study on urban flooding in Canada which looks at, among other topics, interpretation of building and plumbing code wordings that relate to installation of backwater valves to protect homes from sewer backup.
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While it has been previously reported that resolution of code enforcement issues may result in reduced vulnerability to extreme natural events, issues surrounding code interpretation have not previously been studied
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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), with support from the City of Moncton, has retrofitted a Moncton home to reduce the risk of basement flooding.
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Urban flooding is a considerable and growing problem for residents, municipalities and insurers across Canada. Homeowners and residents who can take action to reduce their risk of experiencing damages and can limit their homes’ impact on sewer and stormwater management infrastructure have important roles in urban flood mitigation.
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On January 28, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) released a major study evaluating the measures taken by the City of Kelowna, British Columbia to mitigate the impacts of the September 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire and prevent a repeat of such an event in the future.
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Resilience is the ability of a community to “bounce back” from adversity. A disaster resilient community employs tools and strategies to mitigate the impacts of, and quickly and effectively recover from disasters.