Table of Contents

Green Building

This article discusses the considerations that must be addressed to incorporate natural hazard resilience into green building certification. It focuses on how design features prone to damage during natural disasters can be addressed with green building certification systems.

Hazard Mitigation

This article provides an overview of the relationship between green building and hazard resistant building. It discusses the shortcomings of green building certification systems in allowing for hazard mitigation features and challenges for designing for both. The article also provides a detailed matrix of several green building practices and their relationship with hazard mitigation.