Achieving Functional Recovery through Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorEcheverria, Maria J.
dc.contributor.authorMohammadgholibeyki, Negar
dc.contributor.authorLiel, Abbie B.
dc.contributor.authorKoliou, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:10:00Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractEarthquakes can cause extensive damage to buildings, with lengthy impacts in terms of community recovery. As a result, there is a growing interest in design approaches and standards for buildings that ensure postearthquake functional recovery. This paper qualitatively explores barriers and opportunities for achieving functional recovery in the retrofit of existing buildings. The study employs a set of focus groups engaging 21 participants who are experienced in the seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete buildings in the US. Qualitative analysis methods were used to analyze the collected data and to identify the key themes. The thematic analysis revealed three groups of owners and buildings: (1) those for which functional recovery-based retrofit may be achievable, including owners with long ownership time horizons, high-value contents or operations, and buildings whose functions cannot easily be relocated; (2) those for which retrofit for functional recovery is likely not needed nor practical, including buildings whose functions can be distributed to provide geographic redundancy or replaced with remote operations or a different building; and (3) buildings for which life safety retrofits, sustainability upgrades, or other renovations may improve functional recovery even if not explicitly targeted. The study also revealed significant barriers related to retrofit costs, insufficient or inadequate tools and guidelines for retrofit implementation, difficulty in communication of benefits, and a contradiction between community-scale goals and building-scale decisions. Opportunities identified to address these barriers include strategies to improve access to capital and funding, measure and communicate economic and other benefits, and develop tools and guidelines. This study is the first to rigorously explore the feasibility of achieving functional recovery for existing buildings, which make up a major part of the US building stock and are, therefore, significant impediments to postearthquake community recovery. The study suggests actions that can facilitate moving towards functional recovery objectives.
dc.description.funderUS Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/JPCFEV.CFENG-4395
dc.identifier.eissn1943-5509
dc.identifier.issn0887-3828
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1061/JPCFEV.CFENG-4395
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92034
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001011063100013
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of performance of constructed facilities
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectEarthquake-prone existing buildings
dc.subjectFunctional recovery
dc.subjectSeismic retrofit
dc.subjectBarriers and opportunities
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleAchieving Functional Recovery through Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen37
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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