NIST Awards $6.6 Million for Research to Help Structures Better Withstand Earthquakes, Wind and Fire

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NIST Awards $6.6 Million for Research to Help Structures Better Withstand Earthquakes, Wind and Fire

A jumble of metal and concrete that used to be a large building sit under a cloudy sky.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding more than $6.6 million to fund research into improving disaster resilience. Eleven organizations will receive 12 grants to conduct research into how earthquakes, wind and fire affect the built environment to inform building designs, codes and standards to help those structures better withstand such hazards.

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