Prompt site assessment of wind damage from major storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes is a crucial step in determining the extent of property loss. The assessment of wind damage is important for ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a deep learning model for rapid building damage assessment after floods using satellite imagery. This research establishes the first systematic ...

In the Netherlands, like for many low-lying urban regions of the world, subsidence poses a silent but very real threat to many parts of the built environment. If we do nothing, the costs of damage ...