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Presentation: If my house was designed according to the Building Code, what can I expect during in earthquake?
2022-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC, V6S 2H2, Canada
by Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura
Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of EERF
The University of British Columbia

SUMMARY:
Earthquakes during the last three decades have shown that the expectations on the performance of buildings designed according a building code during severe earthquakes are different that those from the designers. Performance of a building during an earthquake can be interpreted in different ways, and for a home-owner it is very important to have a clear understanding of what a “code-designed” building means. A “code-designed” building is considered as an “earthquake resistant” building, not an “earthquake-proof” building. This presentation will help provide a better understanding of what a “code-designed” building means, and what kind of performance can be expected if a severe earthquake happens in the region. The concept of Performance-Based Design will be explained, as this is the procedure that building codes will follow to ensure seismic resiliency of buildings in the near future.

Presentation: Why it is important to protect the contents at home before an earthquake?
2022-02-22 19:00 - 20:00
by Dr. Carlos Estuardo Ventura
Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of EERF
The University of British Columbia

Presentation: Pandemics Talk
2020-02-18 19:00 - 20:00
Dr. Monika Naus
Slides – click here to view the slides used in this presentation

CORONAVIRUS 2019-nCoV
The last day of 2019 the World woke up to a new coronavirus strain that was not previously identified in humans. The cluster of pneumonia cases caused by this virus (2019-nCoV) started in Wuhan, China. The 2019-nCoV leads to similar symptoms seen in many respiratory illnesses (e.g., fever, dry cough, sore throat and headache). Although, mild to moderate most of the time, a small percent of cases experience more serious clinical signs and symptoms (e.g., difficulty in breathing and pneumonia in both lungs) and some result in death.
The outbreak was initially linked to live animals in a seafood market in Wuhan City, but later on human-to-human transmission was also observed. It is known that other viruses causing respiratory illnesses can be spread from a cough or sneeze or with direct contact with respiratory secretions of infected people.
Human travel worldwide poses risk for spread of 2019-nCoV across countries.
Chinese authorities have been collaborating with the World Health Organization and experts from around the world in studying this virus and preventing its spread.
On February 18, 2020 Dr. Monika Naus from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) will enlighten our community on 2019-nCoV infection and how to be prepared and protect ourselves.
Dr. Monika Naus
Dr. Monika Naus is an epidemiologist specializing in communicable disease prevention and control. She is the Medical Director of the Communicable Diseases & Immunization Service at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and also a professor in the UBC School of Population & Public Health. Dr. Naus joined the BCCDC in 2001 and prior to that worked at the provincial level in Ontario including during the measles elimination campaign and the Walkerton outbreak. Currently, Dr. Naus is active on several national and provincial committees related to immunization and communicable disease prevention.
