
SAGE ON EARTH CONSULTING Ltd.
Vancouver Seismic Mitigation

Output: A series of workshops with City staff, Summary of seismic policies maturity steps from other jurisdictions, a multi-criteria framework for prioritizing building retrofits
SAGE Role: SAGE team was part of a strong team of experts who explored challenges and opportunities in using refined earthquake risk modelling results and socio-economic vulnerability information to develop a range of policy options for retrofitting policies in the City of Vancouver. This project was a component of the DRR Pathways project. The team developed a framework for framework for prioritizing building retrofits. The Sage team provided a research summary for the maturity path of retrofitting policies in other jurisdictions.
Client: The City of Vancouver. The project was funded by Natural Resources Canada.
Partners and collaborators: NRCan, UBC-SCARP, Compass Resource Management
Timeline: 2020