Disaster Responsive Architecture Lab @ USM

Founder / Lab Master Name        : Dr. Jestin Nordin Email        : jestin.nordin@usm.my Telephone :  +604-6533281 Facsimile  :  +604-6576523 Research interests: Disaster responsive design through robust architectural and planning design approaches, Disaster mitigation design Research Associates Name        : Dr. Ahmad Helmy Abdul Hamid ( Associate Professor ) Email        : hilcom@usm.my Telephone :  +6046532882 Research interests: Transportation & Traffic Engineering and Design, Disaster mitigation design Research Associates Name        : Ir. Dr. Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani  ( Associate Professor ) Email        :  anaser@usm.my Telephone :  +604653- Research interests: Structural Engineering and Design, Disaster mitigation design

Research Project No.1 Minimizing Impact to Tsunami-Threatened Area in Northwestern Malaysia Coast Using Tsunami Responsive Architecture Strategy - A Case Study in Kuala Muda   This is an initial  research  project undertaken by this laboratory under the Universiti Sains Malaysia Short-Term Grant  granted for the period of two years. This research commenced from December 2016 until December 2018) Total grant awarded is RM 19, 974.00. Research Project No.2 A study on the aerodynamics roofing system for multi-story building: in preventing uplifting  in strong wind routing area. This is an initiative research project undertaken to study the effect of architectural roofing design in multi-storey housing in effort to reduce damage during strong-wind condition. The research initiated by the recent strong wind event that uplifted Taman Merak Jaya (Kondo Rakyat) roofing system on the 2nd October 2017. According to the witnesses (which are also the victims) the wind started at around 4:00