Session INational Consultation Workshop on Safer Building Construction

OVERALL WORKSHOP STRUCTURE

Share common understanding of

the issue(Session I)

Digest and process the information

(Session II)

Share and endorse the

recommendation(Session III)

PMAM

Information through presentations

Generate ideas through group works

Group work teams present recommendationPanel & audience interaction

Session I: Presentations

1. MAPPING EXERCISE – Developing Partners’ perspectivesChinatsu Endo (Flagship 5 Coordinator)

2. SAFER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - MUNICIPALITY’S PERSPECTIVES: Output of the Municipality Consultation Meeting Suraj Shrestha (Dharan Municipality)

3. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES Prakrina Tuladhar (DUDBC)

4. APPROACHES TOWARD NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION Ram P. Bhandari ( JICA)

Safer Building ConstructionMapping Exercise

1TOT: Training for Trainers aims at producing the resource persons within municipality and DUDBC engineers who can conduct trai nings for masons.

Funding source

Municipalities VDCs

private sector engage

DUDBC/DOE School Hospital

Relevant Assessment/ Evaluation

system/

guidelines

tech-support for quality

construction

engineer training

mason

training

TOT

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awareness

/orientation

system/

guidelines

tech-support for quality

construction

mason

training

TOT

awareness

/orientation

engineer training

legal/policy/strategy/guideli

ne

non-structural

structural

private school

non-structural

structural

private hospitals

ADB ADB AU JP * * * *

CoRD DF DP O * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

DFID (direct implementation through suppliers)

DF * * *

JICA JP P P P P P P P P P P P P * KV EQ assessment

Lumanti O * * *

Mercy Corps DF *

NRCS DF O * * * * * * *

NSET US ADB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Evaluation planned Non-structural vulnerability assessment of Nepal Structural assessment of hospitals in KV

Oxfam DF * * * * * * * * * * * KAP study

Practical Action /Action Aid

DF * * * * * * * * * * * * * KAP study

Plan International (partner w CoRD)

O * * *

RAP DF * * * *

Save the children (partly w CoRD)

O KO NO * * * *

UNDP (partly w CoRD&NSET)

DF DP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Risk Sensitive Land Use Assessment

UN-HABITAT EU * * * * * * * *

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Organizations engaged in safer building construction (public and private school & hospital safety, NBC implementation, tech support at policy level, etc.)

Organizations directly support municipalities and VDCs in the implementation of National Building Code. Institutional building, training for municipality engineers and masons, orientation & awareness raising, training for trainers etc.

Commonalities

What seems to be working on the

ground?

What are the challenges/gaps?

Can we replicate? How shall we tackle?

• Package of target GroupsGovernment (ministries & departments , municipalities and VDC secretariat),

Service Provider(masons)/private Sector(local material provider, media, banks)

End Users (house owners)

• Packages of interventionAwareness raising + skills & knowledge enhancementInstitutional/systems changesPolicies & Strategies, normative, and guidelines

• Promoted innovative approaches on the ground

What seems to be working on the

ground?

• Compliance assurance and Quality assurance - Standardization and monitoring• Leadership – continuity of the capacity installed on the ground level• Existing vulnerable building barely covered• Private sector engagement• NBC implementation mechanism and capacity building system• Gender and Social Inclusion consideration• Complementarity between building byelaws and building codes• Clear target/goals, articulation of necessary capacities and phased approaches

in a collective manner setting higher goals/outcomes with measurable indicators

What are the challenges/gaps?

• Evidences show that there are certain approaches help improving the practice of safer building construction• The mapping shows the opportunities where good practices to be

rolled out across the country • Need of clear guidance with the standardization, measurable target

setting, clear identification of how much investment required to achieve the target• Target bigger - but with steady and small steps over time

Can we replicate? How shall we tackle?

SAFER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION –MUNICIPALITY’S PERSPECTIVES: Output of the Municipality Consultation Meeting

SURAJ SHRESTHADharan Municipality

November 10, 2014Kathmandu

BACKGROUND

• 22 SEPTEMBER 2014, HOTEL HIMALAYAN• Organized by: MOFALD and Supported by: NRRC Flagship-5/ UNDP• OBJECTIVES:

• Capture the current practice, achievement and challenges of safer building construction including NBC implementation of at least 10 municipalities (and to some extent urbanizing VDCs)

• Provide a forum of cross-municipality learning to the participants from various municipalities as well as governmental and non-governmental partners

BACKGROUNDPARTICIPANTS• 13 key municipalities (including one VDC) that have been

implementing NBC on the ground• DUDBC engineers who are supporting ground level NBC

implementation at some VDC level • Participants as observers

• Members of Safer Urban/Semi-urban Building Construction TSG members

• Non-TSG organizations that have been directly supporting safer building construction in Nepal

Participating MunicipalityKathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara, Dharan, Butwal, Janakpur,Rajbiraj, Ghorahi, Bhimeshwor, Amargadhi, BesisaharGongabu VDC

NBC Implementation Program

•Initiated : Besisahar•Planned : Amargadhi & Bhimeshwor•Not planned : Rajbiraj

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Institutional Changes Made• Lalitpur: Earthquake Safety Section• Dharan:• Building code implementation unit established• Sub-Engineers given additional responsibility of

checking Structural Drawings as per MRT, giving short orientations, Checking compliance in field and being involved in training and awareness programs

• Butwal:• Earthquake safety section established with 1

Engineer, 1 Sub-Engineer and 1 Asst. Sub Engineer

• Pokhara:• A Technical committee has been formed

consisting of the Division Chief, Urban Development and Public Work Division, Engineers of Building Permit Section of Municipality, Engineers from other organizations including Technical Officer of BDRC

• Building Permit and Earthquake Safety Section established

Annual Budget Allocation• Dharan: around Rs. 2.5 Lakhs• Different Awareness raising activities in Earthquake

Awareness Day – Rs. 1 Lakhs• Mason/ Contractor trainings – Rs. 1 Lakhs• Half Day Orientation to house owners – Rs. 50 thousand

• Butwal: F.Y 2070/071 : 4.5 Lakhs, F.Y 2071/072: 15

Lakhs • Awareness programme • Mason trainings• Update building bylaws

Monitoring Mechanism• Butwal: Three stages Building Permit System (Plinth, Super

structure & Completion) • Supervision before approval• Sampling supervision

• Dharan: Punishment System • Licensing system to Mason and contractors• Submission of photographs• At least 2 intermediate checking by municipal technician • Weekly joint field checking with Local Builders Association• Punishment System for masons/ contractors• Indication of NBC partially compliance if partially compliant • Completion certificate not issued if non-compliant • Submitted drawings after construction bears heavy permit fees (Rs.

30 Vs Rs. 5/ sq. ft.)• Failure to timely renewal of permit is subjected to cancelation of

the permit

Trainings• Training program for masons/ contractors• Dharan- 840 masons trained• Pokhara- 417

Orientation/ Awareness Raising Programs • Dharan

• Bhadra 5th celebrated as Earthquake Awareness Day from 2003 (Lightning program in Earthquake Memorial Park, Open Race Competition, Mini Marathon, Art Competition)

• Right to Information through Pamphlets, Hoarding boards, permanent full scale models

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

• Some kind of User friendly retrofitting policies/ techniques need to be developed • Brain draining/ Lack of structural engineers• Lack of human resource and expertise in the municipality• Lack of Seismic retrofitting Knowledge and experience• Lack of Professional Ethics • NBC not updated/ No Seismic Retrofitting code• Less Inter-ministerial co-ordination• Insufficient expertise in Divisional offices of DUDBC• Insufficient policies from MoFALD

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES• MRT not developed for different geophysical conditions• Poor Monitoring Mechanism• Lack of trainings with proper standardization• Proper coordination between government agencies and supporting

organization• Lack of resources for training • Building Byelaws not updated• Lack of public awareness ( eg. Cost increment while following NBC) • Consistency in policy and regulation• Lack of trained masons and local contractors• Inconsistency in the standard set by Nagar Bikas Samitee and

MoFALD ( Besisahar)• Problems in improvement / addition of floors of existing buildings

GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES• Kathmandu:• Introduction of Electronic Building Permit System (EBPS) • Involvement of Third party monitory system for more than 10000 sq.ft.

• Butwal:• Regular orientation program • Individual counseling• SMS System for informing the completion of approval of drawings• Short listed consultants for providing engineering services for municipal

drawings (26 Nos)

GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES• Amargadi Municipality • Initiating the orientation and capacity development

• Lalitpur• Two stages of permit system (Plinth level -6 months and Superstructure – 2

Years)• Building Designs are dully submitted by the registered engineer• DMC established in 22 wards

GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

• Ghorahi• Penalizing system for both owner and builder through

MOU if building is not constructed in compliance with NBC

GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

• Dharan• Followed a step-by step approach• Catching the grass root level • Formation of Technical Cell • Short orientation for owners/ masons/contractors • Licensing system & Periodic trainings • Signature of mason/contractors mandatory • Orientation to owners • Punishment System both for owners and masons • BC Compliance checked while issuing permit • Involvement of stakeholders (Joint Monitoring) • Simplified Five Point Checklist for Compliance checking

POSSIBLE SUCCESS FACTORS

• Keep it simple• Raise awareness• Provide incentives• Attack the issue from all sides• Take time for preparation• Involve all the stakeholders mainly grass-root

INITIATIVES ON TACKLING EXISTING VULNERABLE BUILDINGS• Dharan• Technical/ Feasibility Report made compulsory for adding new floors on

existing buildings• Total floors limited to 3 for existing buildings • Training on Vulnerability Assessment of existing buildings and Seismic

Retrofitting given to technicians

INVOLVING ORGANIZATIONS/ SUPPORTING PARTNERS• NSET-Nepal/ USAID • DUDBC• MoFALD• Media• Local FMs (Awareness, Information, watchdog)• Local Clubs (Awareness and Monitoring)• Construction Association (mason skilled enhancement) • UN-Habitat

WAY FORWARD• Strengthening the monitoring mechanism

• Improving the role of consulting engineers for supervision • Enhancing separate monitoring from Private section like CUPEC-

Nepal and Local Builders Association in Dharan and Third party monitoring system introduced by Kathmandu Metropolitan City

• Strengthening the Technical Cell• Video Conferencing (Assistance Required)

• Conduct Mass Awareness program through social mobilizers, NGOs.• Conduct School Earthquake Safety Program (Assistance Reqd. for

municipality )• Conduct programs with contractor and building material Association

and Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)• Make Electrical Drawings/ Fire safety mandatory and make

mechanism for their compliance to be ascertained

WAY FORWARD

• Prepare Geo-Hazard Maps, Seismic Urban Micro-zoning map to check urban expansion on risky areas (Assistance Required)• Make Byelaws for hazard prone areas (Assistance Required) • Develop House Numbering and GIS data base system• Make effective Local Disaster Management Committee (LDMC)• Action plans for design aspects, field inspection system, capacity

building, quality assurance system etc. ( Butwal Municipality)

WAY FORWARD

• Change in Building construction practice from owner build to professional builder (Bhimeshwor)• Exposure Visit to the best practicing municipalities • Construction of Demonstration place where safer building can be

seen and knowledge and information/ service center of safer building construction practices• Introduction of Electronic Building Permit System (EBPS)• Involve Third party monitory system

PLAN FOR TACKLING EXISTING VULNERABLE BUILDINGS • Reduction in Building Permit Fee / Waiver• Exempt a portion of Integrated Property Tax (IPT) for retrofitting

of vulnerable buildings• Provide Incentives in Ground Coverage for construction of

Detached buildings• Make sure buildings to be constructed attaching the existing

building have same floor level • Dedicating a portion of Building Permit Fees for “Seismic

Evaluation Fund” • Expedite Permitting processes• Provide Technical Assistance• Marketing Assistance to masons/ contractors via awards, web

sites• Recognition to House Owners for those who retrofitted the

houses

Recommended Key element areas and desired actions by Group A

Key Element Areas Desired Actions1. Policy and Regulation

i) Update NBC/ Include Multi Hazard Conceptii) Prepare Retrofitting guidelinesiii) Include green components in building codeiv) Improve inter-ministerial coordinationv) Coordination with Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)*vi) Coordination betn DUDBC and municipalities ( MoFALD and MOUD)

vii) Priority to be given for child-friendly2. Monitoring i) Ward Level by Local Disaster Reduction Management Committee

( LDRMC)ii) Third party involvementiii) Independent monitoring Team involving experts from stakeholders

3. Capacity Building i) Structural Engineer/ Urban Planner ( if not make a mobile team to look after NBC) ii) Masons to be certified from national level standard institutionsiii) Exchange visit for masons

4. Education i) Put NBC in engineering courseii) Provision of internship in rural areas

5. Awareness i) Mobilize local clubs for awareness raising

6. Incentive i) Provide incentive Mechanism ( Retrofitting)

Recommended Key element areas and desired actions by Group B

Key Element Areas Desired Actions1. Policy and Regulationa) NBC

i) Review/ Update NBC for different geographical areas ( including hilly areas)

ii) Introduce NBC in formal educationiii) Implement for VDC level

b) Road Act 2031 Vs LSGA 055 iv) Improve inter-ministerial coordinationv) Byelaw and standards should be inaccordance with geographical areas

2. Institutional Capacity Building i) Orientationii) Trainingiii) Sufficient Budget

3. Awareness ( 4 pillar policy/ capacity building)

i) Regulation - Municipality

ii) Awareness – House ownersiii) Training- Construction Professionalsiv) Capacity Development- Consultant

4. Implementation i) Monitoring by CBOs, TLOs, WCGs and Designersii) Work capacity enhanced by institutional mechanism – Registration/ short listing/ certificationiii) Maintaining quality

Thank you

Government Initiativeson

Safer Building Construction

Er. Sagar Krishna Joshi

SDE/DUDBC

10 Nov, 2014

Presentation covers initiatives of following organizations• DUDBC/MoUD• MoFALD• MoHP• DoE/MoE

DUDBC's initiatives

Key Components of Activities

prepare guidelines/manualsTechnical support to MunicipalitiesTechnical capacity enhancement training

Enforce NBC in VDCs, Reconstruction after damage

Development of policies /acts

/Regulations/ Code

System, Process and Policy

• National Building Code (revision is under progress)• Building Act, 1998 (amended 2007) / Regulations, 2008• Local Self-Governance Act/Regulations, 1999• Town Development Act, 1988• Ownership of Joint Housing Act, 1997/Regulations, 2003• Building By-laws of Kathmandu Valley, 2007• MoUD program to prepare "Building Code

implementation MASTER PLAN" in fiscal year 2071/72

Kathmandu Valley Development Authority• Bylaws for Kathmandu Valley • Planning permit• Land pooling projects• Road widening project

Preparation of Guidelines / Manuals• Seismic vulnerability evaluation guidelines• Training manuals on earthquake

resistant design• Recovery principles and guidelines• Guidelines for trainers on mason

training• Mason training manual• Illustrated guidelines for construction

of earthquake safe residential buildings• Construction management guidelines

Capacity Building

Human Resources Development

• Training engineers on earthquake resistant design and NBC implementation• Training engineers on damage assessment, vulnerability assessment

and retrofitting design• ToT for engineers and sub-engineers for mason training• Training to masons• Training construction supervisors

Capacity building Trainings Benefices

for masons on Earthquake Resistance Construction

8990

Supervision and Small Contractors on National Building Code and Construction Management

241

Engineers/Junior Engineers on implementation of National Building Code.

630

Computer aided structure analysis design (SAP, STAAD, ETABS)

150

Activities of DUDBC concerning Human Resource Development Training (from publication of NBC (1995 to date).

Support to Local Bodies• Sensitization trainings for political and

social workers, municipality staffs 14 Municipalities. • On the job support to 9 municipalities by

deploying DUDBC resource persons.• GIS mapping of 34 municipalities• Risk hazard maps of 9 municipalities• Demonstrative seismic retrofitting works

in 5 municipalities• Support to NGO/INGO conducted

programs

Specialist support to Local Bodies

• Specialist panel board member supporting for NBC implementation in commercial building (Kathmandu Metro, Lalitpur Sub-Metro & Dharan Municipality)• Provide specialist engineers to 4 VDC to support enforcement of NBC

Preparedness awareness campaign• Organizing "Safer Building Construction

Camps" in VDC levels.• Sensitization program for municipality

personnel, local political bodies, general public• Public service announcement and

broadcasting in FM / TV• Preparation of information, education

and communication materials• Pull down test on existing building• Organizing awareness raising camps in

newly urbanizing VDCs

Demand Creation

• Enforcement of National Building Code in 10 VDCs of Kathmandu Valley, 2 VDC outside valley and 2 Town Development Committees from starting of Year 2071 in first phase. • NBC compliance checking of :• Hospital buildings running by private sector• Apartment buildings developed under Apartment and joint

ownership act.• Government buildings.• Sample checking of buildings constructed under municipalities

permit.• Private school buildings

• Reconstruction After damage• Retrofitting of Public/Government buildings

Implementation

MoFALD

• Included enforcement of NBC as Performance Measures in MCPM system• Backsupportign services to Municipalities through LGCDP

Infrastructure and Building Code Specialist• Awareness building campaigns and capacity building trainings• Building Code Process Guidelines for Municipalities (draft)• Building Code enforcing training to Engineers

Trained Human Resources (MoFALD)Training types Number of

trained personnel

Earthquake resistant design and NBC implementation training to engineers/sub-engineers

82

Sensitization on NBC 249

Masons training 134

MoHP and DUDBC (Hospitals)• Public hospitals are designed and supervised by DUDBC

• MoHP has developed guidelines for building health related infrastructures (public and private) having provision of NBC compliance certification by DUDBC• Retrofit of Priority Hospitals Seismic Retrofit of Priority Hospitals– Seismic Retrofit of Priority Hospitals

Review of Seismic Retrofit of Priority Hospitals

DoE/MoE

• Preparation & enforcement of school design and construction manual• Enforcement of NBC• Conducting awareness campaigns and trainings to engineers and

masons• Developed different type designs (22 types for different geographical

regions)• 1980 onwards school buildings have been constructed under various

programs following design/construction standards

School Building constructed under different programs

SN Program/Project New classrooms

Resource Center

Rehabilitation of Classrooms

District Education Office Buildings

1 SERDP (1981 onwards)

1,060 0 1,170 0

2 PEP (1985-1990) 2,652 133 1,047 43 EAARRP (1988-1996) 15,496 0 0 0

4 PEDP (1990 Onwards) 2,392 0 0 6

5 BPEP I (1992-1999) 14,156 406 7,122 206 JICA (1994 – till now) 8,028 115 0 0

7 BPRP II (1999-2004) 5,400 141 10,794 158 EFA (2004 – 2009) 26,742 38 5,810 39 SSRP (2010- till now) 22,420 5

Total 95,388 718 25,943 63

Retrofitting

Program/School Buildings KV Outside valley

Total

Completed Rapid Visual Vulnerability Assessment

285 160 445

Completed design for retrofitting 201 35 236 Design reviewed (approved from

Technical Committee) 201 35 236

Ongoing retrofitting works 55 35 90

Retrofitting Construction completed 149 149

Ongoing design works 84 125 209

Awareness & Capacity Building

Activities Progress

Engineers’ Training• 3-day vulnerability assessment• 5-day retrofit design• 5-day master instructors on seismic retrofitting

180 numbers

Masons’ Training• On the job training• 5-day retrofitting training

715 numbers

Teachers’ Training 3,417 numbers

Orientation to students 50,000

Thank you

National Plan of Actionon

Safer BuildingApproach & Image of Expected

Output

Prakirna Tuladhar (DUDBC)Ram P Bhandari (JICA)

On behalf of Technical Support Group

ApproachPre-

workshop work

Workshop Small group work F5 Advisory NRRC

Pre-Workshop• Mapping exercise

• DP supported initiatives• Municipality perspectives• Government’s initiatives

• TSG meeting• Small Group work• Sub-Group work

Output• Reviewed the outputs of mapping

exercises• Developed shared understanding

on:• Current situation• Working principle• Prioritization criteria for

action plan• Image of the expected

outputs• Overall approach

Shared understanding

• Good things are happening with demonstrated initial (lower level) results. • It needs further:• Strengthening/backstopping• Standardizing/upgrading• Expanding the coverage• Developing baseline and targets• Tracking the progress

Shared understanding…….

• Some policy / legal provisions and institutional arrangements are conflicting and / or working in isolation / or performing inadequately. The need is to harmonize, establish functional relationships, role delineation, etc.• Building Act/ LSGA / Private School / Hospital permit• MoUD and MoFALD• Department of Standards and metrology • NEC• CTEVT

Shared understanding…….

• All the building types and issues need to be addressed, but the depth (detailing) of actions could vary depending upon the information available:• Residential

• Owner-built• Developer developed

• Schools• Public• Private

• Hospitals• Public• Private

• Other public buildings including historic buildings and warehouses• Commercial

Working Premises / Principle

target for the “bigger” but start with the “simpler” to start with pragmatic plan, but with bigger ambition

Priority actions to operationalize the working principles 1. Emphasize on what is working rather than putting

energy to fix what is not workingFor example: the package of “house owners’ awareness raising, strictness in building permit system, and developing trained masons” has been working to create the Demand. The need is to:• Expand the geographical coverage; • Standardize the awareness, permit, and training system.

Priority actions to operationalize the working principles

2. Address the critical gaps For example: • Clarifying the overlapped and / or ambiguous roles,

responsibilities and authorities of Building Act, Local Self-Governance Act, Private Hospitals and Schools related policies/acts. • Establishing functional arrangements among MoUD,

MoFALD; MoUD, MoHP; MoUD and MoE; and so on.

Priority actions to operationalize the working principles

3. Look forward for the broader changes to impart bigger impact

For example: • Ensuring involvement of banking and financial institutions,

insurance companies; • Standardization of Engineers/Architects and Technicians and

Masons with the effective involvement of Nepal Engineering Council and CTEVT thru skills testing and licensing;

• Establishing functional academia-industry relationship/engagement.

Key Actors to be Considered

End User{House/Building

Owner}

Regulatory Agencies Service Providers

DPs

I/NGOs

Image of workshop outputAction Point Current Status (why this

action?)Remarks

End Users1. Expand coverage of

awareness program together with improving the quality of the awareness program

Awareness program is working well, but it is skewed towards creating fear of the risks. It needs strengthening by including the solution and the benefits aspects. Further, the awareness should also target the neighbors.

Include cost comparisons, lesser burden of construction management, etc. in the awareness message.

2. Introduce progressive incentives and penalty mechanisms

Virtually non-existing Investing to risk reduction would be a wise choice than the cost of recovery

3. Establish functional linkages with banking and insurance system

Nepal Rastra Bank recent directive is supportive, but needs operationalization

Insurance is yet to be covered

Image of workshop outputAction Point Current Status (why this

action?)Remarks

Service Providers1. Expand coverage &

improve quality of masons training

The current supply of trained masons is inadequate, as some are going abroad for job; refresher trainings are yet to be institutionalized; quality of training manuals and standardization need improvements

2. Introduce simpler handbook / field manuals to masons

Virtually non-existing

3. Introduce skill test based certification system

Image of workshop outputAction Point Current Status (why this

action?)Remarks

Regulatory Agencies1. Establish baseline and

targets with clearly defined roles and responsibilities

Many actors are working, which needs streamlined, targeted, and ensured minimum quality

2. Rectify the conflicting policies/acts

3. Establish research and training institute for safer building

Source of information

• Mapping exercise reports• DP supported initiatives• Municipality workshop of September 22, 2014• Government initiatives on safer building

• Report of NSET/UNDP, 2011• Group output of USAID symposium, 2011• November 10, 2014 workshop (resource materials & participants)• Other relevant analyses and reports……………………….

Final product – National Plan of Action

Action Objective Target MoV Responsibility Remarks

Develop baseline covering all building types

To have focused actions with defined destination

By 15 July 2016, baseline report finalized revealing the current stocks of building with location, types, vulnerability

DUDBC / DPs National census data, various assessments and fresh stock-taking

Set targets based on the baseline situation covering all building types

To realize a concerted efforts based on the set targets

By 15 January 2017, plan with clear targets finalized and approved

DUDBC / DPs Short-term, medium-term & long-term targets with clear action points on essential policies/institutions (new construction, existing building)

Standardize / release the Norms/Guidelines/Training Modules/Certification, etc. covering all actors (regulatory, service providers, and building owners)

To realize a standardized and dependable norms and tools

By 15 January 2016, first round of validated documents published and announced

List of validate documents

DUDBC/DPs In full cooperation with CTEVT and other relevant agencies having role for such work

Establish information management system covering who is doing what and showing the latest status

To make all the actors accountable and track the progress

By 15 July 2016, MIS launched

MIS DUDBC/DPs

Expand the coverage of demand creation

Objectively define the characteristics of “safer building”

THANK YOU