I have a project in Japan that may use this pilot credit. But I need more clarification and information in the credit requirements:
i) What U.S. standard and which part of it do we need to show international equivalent standard (or plan?) more stringent?
The city where my project site exists has mitigation plan that shows probability of hazards, risks, pre- and post- disaster mitigation plan and so on. It looks sufficient enough for finding the potential hazard at the site, but how can I show it's "more stringent" than the "U.S. Standard"?
> International projects may use the U.S. standard or a local equivalent, whichever is more stringent.
I searched the websites and found states and communities have own "mitigation plans". I saw several plans and found they are based on FEMA guideline. Should I refer State Mitigation Plan Review Guide, Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide or anything else as "the U.S. Standard"?
The prerequisite part of this pilot credit is about finding potential high risks associated with natural hazards before climate change, and climate change is described as "issue to consider".
So I think not whole of the Mitigation Plan Review Guides or other "U.S. Standard" have to be reffered. But which parts should I extract?
ii) How can I obtain the necessary forms for Option 2?
I cannot register to the American Red Cross technically.
Creating Red Cross account needs US address and my company exists outside the US. I need to study the form to proceed for this credit. Can I see the content in other ways?
Valerie Walsh
Sustainable Design & Construction ConsultantsWalsh Sustainability Group
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March 14, 2016 - 5:07 pm
Yasuhito,
I am sorry that you were unable to access the Red Cross forms. I will send the two forms to you for your reference. Please send your email address to me at Valerie@WalshSustainable.com.
Mary Ann Lazarus
ConsultantCameron MacAllister Group
LEEDuser Expert
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March 15, 2016 - 1:39 pm
Yasuhito: In response to your first question, an analysis of local mitigation plans appears to be a correct resource to the assessment requirement as long as these are from credible third party sources. The reference to U.S. standard allows for international resources of similar quality to be used. Hope this helps.
Takayuki Hirota
izumi CONSULTING, Inc.7 thumbs up
March 16, 2016 - 8:43 pm
Thank you Valerie, having the forms would be a great help.
Thank you Mary Ann, we would try to explain how equivalent our local mitigation plan to the U.S. Standard. We might refer Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations §201.6 as the U.S. Standard which is the basis of FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook.