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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2014.28.6.082

Modular Building for Urban Disaster Housing: Case Study of Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype in New York

Ford, George (Department of Construction Management, Western Carolina University)
Ahn, Yong Han (School of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA)
Choi, Don Mook (Department of Fire & Disaster Protection Engineering, Gachon University)

Publication Information

Fire Science and Engineering / v.28, no.6, 2014 , pp. 82-89 More about this Journal

Abstract

Disasters that destroy homes and infrastructure and cause significant financial damage are becoming more common as population centers grow. In addition, several natural disasters have resulted in a major loss of life and created countless refugees due to damage to housing. After major catastrophic disasters, it is very important that the government agencies respond to post-disaster housing issues and provide resources such as temporary housing before the full rehabilitation and reconstruction of destroyed and damaged housing. To provide affordable temporary housing for residents who may lose their homes as the result of a catastrophic disaster including storms, government agencies must develop a post-disaster housing prototype. In general, government agencies should explore several different forms of factory-built single-story, single family housing, such as modular homes, panelized homes, and precut homes. In urban cities including New York and Seoul, it is very important to provide housing which supports the demand for higher-density living spaces than single-family homes or trailers typically available due to the high population density and the desire to resettle as many residents as possible in their former neighborhoods. This study identified the urban post-disaster housing prototypes that may provide higher density housing with high quality living spaces, high air quality, and energy efficiency as well as rapid deployment. A case study of "Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype Program in New York" was conducted through a detailed interview process with a designer, engineer, contractor, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in New York, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and temporary occupants. An appropriate disaster housing program that can provide living spaces for victims of disasters that keeps residents in their community and allows them to live and work in their neighborhoods was developed.

Keywords

Disaster; Modular building; Urban cities; Housing;

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