A better method for jobsite natural hazard risk evaluation

School of Architecture

Fast-forming hurricanes such as Laura and other natural hazards pose significant risks to construction sites, whose hazard risk assessment currently relies on time-consuming, labor-intensive manual inspections. Construction science prof Youngjib Ham is addressing this issue by developing a rapid, automated site risk assessment procedure that employs large-scale data from drones and other devices fed into an algorithm to rapidly assess these sites’ hazard risk elements and degree of vulnerabili…