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Özer, S and Jacoby, S (2022) Dwelling size and usability in London: a study of floor plan data using machine learning. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 694–708.

Acharya, P, Sharma, K, Pokharel, G R and Adhikari, R (2022) Reviewing the progress of reconstruction five years after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 595–609.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Disaster; disaster recovery; Gorkha earthquake; housing; infrastructure; reconstruction;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2022.2043139
  • Abstract:
    An earthquake of moment magnitude (M w) 7.8, the largest in the last 80 years, struck central Nepal on April 25, 2015. Named the Gorkha earthquake, it wreaked havoc on the country’s central region, affecting 32 of 77 districts. The earthquake impacted nearly a million private houses, thousands of educational infrastructures, hundreds of health facilities, myriad cultural heritages and many other infrastructures. The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) was established to lead the post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction and complete it within five years. This paper presents details of the earthquake’s effects, the early response and the status of the post-earthquake reconstruction progress five years after the earthquake. Official reports from Nepalese government institutions, national and international authorities, government databases and research papers on the Gorkha earthquake were reviewed. The numbers of various infrastructures reconstructed and under construction each year after the earthquake and the reconstruction processes adopted are presented. The results show that 67% of private houses, 74% of educational institutions and 58% of health facilities were reconstructed in the five years.

Ade, R and Rehm, M (2022) A summertime thermal analysis of New Zealand Homestar certified apartments for older people. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 681–93.

Mushi, F V, Nguluma, H and Kihila, J (2022) A critical review of African green building research. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 610–27.

Mustaffa, N K, Abdul Kudus, S, Abdul Aziz, M F H and Anak Joseph, V R (2022) Strategies and way forward of low carbon construction in Malaysia. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 628–45.

Outcault, S, Alston-Stepnitz, E, Sanguinetti, A, DePew, A N and Magaña, C (2022) Building lower-carbon affordable housing: case studies from California. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 646–61.

Zhuravchak, R, Nord, N and Brattebø, H (2022) The effect of building attributes on the energy performance at a scale: an inferential analysis. Building Research & Information, 50(06), 662–80.