Risk Management Series, Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds

This publication is intended to provide design guidance for theprotection of school buildings and their occupants against naturalhazards, and concentrates on grade schools (K-12); the focus is onthe design of new schools, but the repair, renovation, and exten-sion of existing schools is also addressed. It is intended as the firstof a series of publications in which hospitals, higher educationbuildings, multifamily dwellings, commercial buildings, and lightindustrial facilities will be addressed.