Design criteria and methodology for construction of low - rise buildings to better resist typhoons and hurricanes, progress report, 1972/1973

This phase represents a 3-month level of effort. During this period, the Center for Building Technology project staff members commenced six introductory tasks. These tasks will set the pace for the second fiscal year level of effort. The tasks included: (1) initiate dialogue with organizations and institutes in developing countries; (2) establish a Philippine advisory committee; (3) conduct on-site visits to developing countries to identify local professional candidates for short-term consulting; (4) conduct on-site visits to developed countries to collect information from research centers; (5) purchase initial wind tunnel and full-scale field test instrumentation; and (6) commence library search of related subject documents.