Across the U.S., more K-12 schools are incorporating storm shelters into their designs. In addition to meeting 2018 IBC building code requirements, schools are also addressing concerns of student and staff safety, with the growing frequency and severity of extreme weather events like tornadoes and hurricanes.
This article explains the three essential attributes to making a structure resilient: environmental quality, structural durability and building recovery. Precast concrete structures have a superior ability to balance the attributes needed to achieve resilience.
