Flood Damage and Shutdown Times for Industrial Process Facilities: A Vulnerability Assessment Process Framework

​This paper presents a valuable contribution to the industrial sector by introducing a novel vulnerability assessment process (VAP) to increase the understandin

Historical Global and Regional Spatiotemporal Patterns in Daily Temperature

This manuscript examines the global trend using a current reanalysis data set and then to interpret the regionality of the daily temperature trends.

Freeboard Life-Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Rental Single-family Residence for Landlord, Tenant, and Insurer

This research offers a comprehensive, customized flood risk assessment to landlords and tenants by quantifying flood losses.

Theoretical boundaries of annual flood risk for single-family homes within the 100-year floodplain

This paper addresses the challenges in characterizing flood risk in certain flood zones.

Flood Damage and Shutdown Times for Industrial Process Facilities: A Vulnerability Assessment Process Framework

​This paper sets the foundation for a new methodology to estimate the cost of vulnerabilities to specific industrial sites based on actual components and system

Analytical Advances in Homeowner Flood Risk Quantification Considering Insurance, Building Replacement Value, and Freeboard

This paper contributes to educational information that assists individual homeowners in making more informed decisions about flood insurance.

Material quantities and estimated construction costs for new elevated IRC 2015-compliant single-family home foundations

​This research paper presents a comparative analysis of different residential foundation types based on their material quantities and costs.

Homeowner Flood Risk and Risk Reduction from Home Elevation between the Limits of the 100- and 500-year Floodplains

This study proposes a systematic approach to predict flood risk for a single-family home using average annual loss (AAL).

Generalized Cost-Effectiveness of Residential Wind Mitigation Strategies for Wood-Frame, Single Family House in the USA

Wind is one of the deadliest and most expensive hazards in the United States, with hurricane winds causing $3.8 billion in annual losses on average.

Economically Optimizing Elevation of New, Single-family Residences for Flood Mitigation via Life-cycle Benefit-cost Analysis

FloodSafeHome: Evaluating Financial Benefits and Savings of Freeboard for Improved Decision-Making in Flood Risk Mitigation

This study presents a new web-based, decision-making tool called FloodSafeHome.

Cost‑effectiveness of federal CDBG‑DR Road Home Program mitigation assistance in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the State of Louisiana received federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) assistance.