A new study funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) using climate data to predict the cost of maintenance for military facilities threatened by extreme weather events has outlined new approaches for estimating condition loss and reduction of services. The findings, which can be applied to civilian organizations with similarly large building portfolios, aim to "understand the risks that may be present in certain buildings and building systems" with the aid of a specially-developed damage matrix (or DAM).
The risk calculations from the DAM are then applied to specific facilities to compute potential damages.
Iowa State University associate professor Christina Patricola, who led the team national researchers, explains: "We calculate future changes in extreme weather based on climate model simulations and translate it to estimate how much certain components of a building are expected to be impacted. If you were to take a curve that is the percent of life remaining in a building component over time, the percent of life left could decrease by a certain amount. The rate of depreciation might be faster depending on which component is involved and which aspects of climate change impact it."
More information about the effort can be found by visiting ISU's webpage.
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