Collaborative Research: Home Mitigation for Hurricane Induced Multi-Hazards: A Multilevel Interdisciplinary Vulnerability and Resiliency Approach

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Abstract

Recent severe hurricanes have brought attention to the need for home mitigation approaches to reduce loss of life and property. Consideration of the impact on homes from simultaneous wind, wave, and surge hazards during hurricanes is critical for designing appropriate home structural retrofit strategies. This project will advance the understanding of the effectiveness of structural mitigation approaches at reducing damage to coastal households from wind-wave-surge hazards. This project will examine homeowners’ preferences and biases in the selection of retrofit strategies based on their risk perceptions and tolerance, leading to more precise targeting of education and funding aimed at increasing mitigation adoption. This is critically important due to the nation’s aging home infrastructure, increased hurricane intensity and frequency, and widespread hurricane damage in recent years with extensive economic and societal impacts. A user-friendly web application will be developed based on the research findings to allow users to compare retrofit options and make informed decisions. This award contributes to the National Science Foundation (NSF) role in the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. Data generated from this project will be archived and made publicly available in the NSF-supported Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) DesignSafe Date Depot (https://www.DesignSafe-ci.org). This project is a collaborative effort involving researchers at the

Key facts

NSF award ID
2429258
Awardee
Chapman University (CA)
SAM.gov UEI
EN9DMTETW3N1
PI
Zhen Cong
Primary program
01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
All programs
WOMEN, MINORITY, DISABLED, NEC, HAZARD MIT & STRUCTURAL ENG, HAZARD AND DISASTER REDUCTION, Haz mitigation of structural sys
Estimated total
$133,453
Funds obligated
$133,453
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
09/01/2025 → 08/31/2028