Hazard Mitigation Potential of Earth-Sheltered Residences

Abstract

This report contains a review of the literature on Earth-Sheltered Housing (ESH), an analysis of the protection potential against natural and technological hazards, cost comparison with conventional construction, an example design, and a discussion of institutional issues and policy options affecting the adoption of ESH.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135367

Entities

People

  • C. V. Chester
  • G. A. Cristy
  • H. B. Shapira
  • M. Schweitzer
  • S. A. Carnes

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Construction
  • Cost Reductions
  • Economics
  • Emergency Egress
  • Energy Conservation
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazards
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Production
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Public Policy

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Systems Analysis and Design