AAWE News
Wind Power Performance Conference
Houston event in late September 2010.
Posted: May 2010
Saffir-Simpson Removes Storm Surge
A selection of PDf files are available at this NOAA site that describe the recent modifications to the venerable Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Posted: May 2010
NREL Wind Energy Resouce Workshop
An NREL publication of the 2008 Workshop on wind-energy resorce and research needs will be of interest to many AAWE members. Click on "read more" to access the attached pdf file.
Posted: Mar 2009
The ICC issues consolidated standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters
The International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard. This...
Posted: Sep 2008 Dr. Bogusz (Bo) Bienkiewicz Progress Report on National Research Initiatives to Reduce Impact of Wind Hazards(To appear in a future issue of the Wind Engineer) Dr. Bienkiewicz has prepared an excellent report that provides a comparison between some...
Congressional Testimony (NHRI)
On June 26, 2008 Dr. David Prevatt from the University of Florida offered testimony on the National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007. This Bill introduced into the US House of Representatives proposes an extensive program of research to...
Posted: Jun 2008
National Storm Shelter Association
National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA)Properly designed and constructed Storm Shelters have been proved to be capable of providing life safety from hurricanes and tornadoes. The Storm Shelters can be on an individual scale,...
Posted: Jun 2008
Congressional Budget Office Report - Potential Cost Savings from the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
Part of the mission of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) is to promote steps by communities,
businesses, and individuals to reduce their vulnerability
to natural disasters. In keeping with that objective,
FEMA?s Pre-Disaster...
Posted: Dec 2007 |



