Developing Guidance Notes for Safer School Construction

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What is included in the guidance notes?

1) A set of suggested steps

2) Basic design requirements

3) References to resources

An evolving document including:

How are the guidance notes organized?

Introduction

Suggested steps

Identifying partners

Forming a working group

Prioritizing

Conducting Assessments

Identifying codes and standards

Designing

Partnering with building industry

Basic design requirements

Introduction

How safe are your schools?

Impacts of disasters on education sector

Why safer schools are needed

Challenges

Guiding principles

Scope and usage of the guidance notes

Steps towards safer school buildings

Identifying partners

Forming a working group

Prioritizing

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Steps towards creating safer school buildings

Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk assessment

Assessment of building practices and materials

Codes and standards

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Steps towards creating safer school buildings?

The design process

Partnering with the construction industry

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Basic design requirements

Hazards to be specifically addressed: Earthquake (to include notes on tsunami)

Extreme wind events (to include notes on storm surge)

Flooding

Landslides

Volcanoes

Wildfires

For each hazard, requirements will consider

• Site• Design & Construction• Precautions for non-structural components• Precautions for future development

How are the guidance notes developed?

Consultative process facilitated by INEE

Drawing on experience and expertise of:

Global INEE network (2,700 members)

Technical Expert Group (70 members worldwide)

•Education•Disaster management•Architecture•Structural engineering•Construction management•Project management

And you…

How are the guidance notes developed?

Review and contributions by Technical Expert Group

Finalization of scope & outline Completed

Preparation of initial draft Completed

Initial review and development of draft document

Ongoing

Final review of draft document mid-May

How are the guidance notes developed?

Face to face consultations

World Bank ConsultationWashington, DC

Today

INEE Global ConsultationIstanbul

March 31st – April 3rd

Other face-to-face consultations January - May

How are the guidance notes developed?

Virtual consultations

Individual consultations with Technical Expert Group members

Information-sharing and dialogue via the COGSS DPE Website

(Coalition for Global School Safety and Disaster Prevention Education)