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United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2010). (FEMA P-424)

This manual is the updated version of the original FEMA 424 published in January 2004. The original manual was the first of a series of publications (FEMA 577 – Design Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds: Providing Protection to People and Building and FEMA 543 – Design Guide for Improving Critical Facility Safety from Flooding and High Winds,) to provide guidance for the protection of various types of structures from natural disasters. FEMA P-424 addresses the protection of schools and their occupants against natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, and high winds.) Its intended audience is design professionals and school officials involved in the technical and financial decisions of school construction, repair, and renovations.

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Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) (2009).

This booklet presents case studies of three schools that were struck by tornadoes. The resulting damage to these schools was examined by teams of structural engineers, building scientists, engineering and architectural faculties, building administrators, and representatives of the architectural firms that designed the buildings. From these and other examinations, guidance has been developed for selecting the safest areas in existing buildings – areas that may offer protection if a tornado strikes – referred to in this booklet as the best available refuge areas. The guidance presented in this booklet is intended primarily to help building administrators, architects, and engineers select the best available refuge areas in existing schools. Building administrators, architects, and engineers are encouraged to apply this guidance so that the number of injuries and deaths will be minimized if a tornado strikes an occupied school.

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1456-20490-4099/fema_p_431.pdf

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United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2008). (FEMA P-754)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) strives continuously to improve the delivery of disaster assistance to State, local, and tribal governments. One important goal of disaster assistance is to reduce the vulnerability of communities to damage from future disasters. This Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities (Handbook) is intended to assist facility owners affected by wildfire disasters by suggesting mitigation measures that can be taken to reduce the vulnerability of damaged facilities to future wildfire incidents. The measures described in this Handbook are applicable to the Public Assistance (PA) Program and are intended to help Applicants for assistance under the program identify options that can be implemented during post-disaster repair and rebuilding to reduce the potential for future damage.

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1715-25045-2934/fema_p_754.pdf

 

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Prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (2008).

Mitigating hazards in school facilities should be planned and implemented by those who know the school and its community best – school and district staff in alliance with local emergency responders and the school community. Working together, they can successfully: (1) Assess the safety and security of school buildings, grounds, and surroundings; (2) Make a hazard mitigation plan; and (3) Implement the plan. The article describes a 3-step process for mitigating hazards in school facilities and provides resources for further evaluation.

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Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007).

The Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention present a fact sheet summarizing the role of pesticides in schools. Furthermore, the fact sheets outlines recommendations for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strates which can be more cost-efficient than traditional pest control options.

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Peter Templeton (2007).

Green buildings: Benefits to health, the environment, and the bottom line: Hearings before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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Claire L. Barnett (2007).

Green buildings: Benefits to health, the environment, and the bottom line: Hearings before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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Chaney, B. & Lewis, L. (2007).

This report is based on a survey of school principals conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. It presents current information on the extent of the match between the enrollment and the capacity of the school buildings, environmental factors that can affect the use of classrooms and school buildings, the extent and ways in which schools use portable buildings and the reasons for using them, the availability of dedicated rooms for particular subject areas (such as science labs or music rooms), and the cleanliness and maintenance of student restrooms.

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United States Department of Education (2007).

The United States Department of Education (USDOE) noted schools are an integral part of their communities; when a community experiences a major event or crisis, schools in that community are also affected. All-hazard emergency management plans should therefore be comprehensive, focusing on crises and hazards behind school walls as well as potential community events that could also impact the school community. Schools should think beyond their immediate buildings and grounds when creating emergency management plans and procedures framed within the context of the four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.

USDOE_Beyond the School Walls-Community Events & Their Impact on Schools (2007)

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(2007).

To move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

HR6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

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