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NIST Publications

2024

Meyer, Michelle, Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Maria Dillard, Elaina Sutley (eds). (2024), The Lumberton, North Carolina Flood of 2016, Wave 5: Understanding Recovery from Sequential Disasters, NIST Special Publication 1230-5. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1230-5

Gerst MD, Dillard MK, Walpole E, Loerzel J (2024), A Review of Community Resilience Indicators Using a Systems Measurement Framework, (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST Special Publication 2300-01. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.2300-01

2023

Harrison, K. , Faiz, T. , Farahmandfar, Z. , Crawford, S. and Loerzel, J. (2023), NIST Alternatives for Resilient Communities (NIST ARC) Software Tool: Mathematical Programming Model, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2239pt1, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935501

Scott, D. R., Cerino, A. C., Pekelnicky, R. G., and Yu, K. (2023) Resilience for Critical Facilities, NIST GCR 23-037, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.23-037

2022

Watson, M. , Crawford, S. , Sutley, E. and Loerzel, J. (2022), The Lumberton, North Carolina Flood of 2016, Wave 4: Occupancy and Operational Status During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1230-4

T. P. McAllister, R.F. Walker, Jr, A. Baker (Eds) (2022) Assessment of Resilience in Codes, Standards, Regulations, and Best Practices for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, NIST Technical Note 2209, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2209

2021

Helgeson, J., Hamideh, S., and Sutley, E.J. (Eds.). (2021). Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, NC Flood: Community Impact and Recovery Following Successive Flood Events. NIST Special Publication 1230-3. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1230-3

Loerzel, J. , Dillard, M. (2021), An Analysis of an Inventory of Community Resilience Frameworks, J Res Natl Inst Stan 126:126031. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.126.031 

Walpole, E. , Loerzel, J. and Dillard, M. (2021), A Review of Community Resilience Frameworks and Assessment Tools: An Annotated Bibliography, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2172

Helgeson, J. , Fung, J. , Roa, A. , Zycherman, A. , Nierenberg, C. , Butry, D. , Ramkissoon, D. and Zhang, Y. (2021), Longitudinal Study of Complex Event Resilience of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Natural Disaster Planning and Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Wave 2), Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1267 

Olszewski, T., Liu, I., and Cunningham, A. (2021) Survey of Federal Community Resilience Programs and Available Resilience Planning Tools, NIST GCR 21-027, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.21-027

Sutley, E.J., Dillard, M.K., and van de Lindt, J.W. (Eds.). (2021). Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, NC Flood: Community Recovery One Year Later. NIST Special Publication 1230-2. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1230-2

2020

Helgeson, J. , Fung, J. , Roa, A. , Zycherman, A. , Butry, D. , Nierenberg, C. , Zhang, Y. and Ramkissoon, D. (2020), Respondent Summary Report Business Survey: COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery in the Context of Complex Events, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1264

C.R.P. NIST (2020). Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems: A Playbook, NIST SP1190GB-16, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-16

Clavin C.T., D’Abreau A., Walpole, E.H. (2020). Resilience, Adaptation, and Sustainability Plan Assessment Methodology: An Annotated Bibliography, NIST TN 2117, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2117.

Gilbert, S., Helgeson, J., Webb, D.,  Fung, J., Kandaswamy, A. (2020). Associating Disaster Deaths with Risk Profiles, NIST TN 2115, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2115

Helgeson J. and Zhang, P. (2020). Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGe$) Online Tutorial: Wildfire Urban Interface (WUI) Case Study, NIST SP 1260, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1260.

Helgeson, J. and Leibold, A. (2020). Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGe$) Online Tutorial: University Pandemic Planning Analysis Use Case, NIST SP 1261, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1261.

Helgeson, J., Fung, J., Roa Henriquez, A., Zhang, Y., Zycherman, A., Nierenberg, C., Butry, D., Ramkissoon, D. (2020). Complex Event Resilience of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Natural Disaster Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic, NIST SP 1258, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1258.

Helgeson, J., Fung, J., Roa Henriquez, A., Zhang, Y., Zycherman, A., Nierenberg, C., Butry, D., Ramkissoon, D. (2020). Complex Event Resilience of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Natural Disaster Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Briefing Document, NIST SP 1259, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1259.

Walpole E.H., Kuligowski E.D., Cain L., Fitzpatrick A., & Salley C. (2020). Evacuation Decision-Making in the 2016 Chimney Tops 2 Fire: Results of a Household Survey, NIST TN 2103, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2103

Young, C.E., Kuligowski, E.D., Pradhan, A. (2020) A Review of Social Media Use During Disaster Response and Recovery Phases, NIST TN 2086, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2086

Lavelle, F.M., Goodhue, C., and Lyons, D. (2020) Critical Path Method Assessment of Community Recovery, NIST GCR 20-023, Gaithersburg, MD.  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.20-023

2019

McAllister, T.P., Clavin, C.T., Ellingwood, B.r., van de Lindt, J., Mizzen, D., Lavelle, F. (2019) Data, Information, and Tools Needed for Community Resilience Planning and Decision-Making, NIST SP 1240, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1240.

C.R.P. NIST (2019), "Guide Brief 15 - Additional Applications of the Community Resilience Planning Guide" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-15, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-15

C.R.P. NIST (2019), "Guide Brief 14 - Forming a Collaborative Planning Team and Engaging the Community" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-14, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-14

2018

Sattar, S., McAllister, T. P., Johnson, K. J., Clavin, C. T., Segura, C. L., McCabe, S. L., Fung, J. F., Abrahams, L., Sylak-Glassman, E., Levitan, M. L., Harrison, K. W., & Harris, J. L. (2018). Research Needs to Support Immediate Occupancy Building Performance Following Natural Hazard Events, NIST SP-1224, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1224

Helgeson, J., Fung, J., O’Fallon, C., Webb, D. and Cutler, H. (2018) A Computable General Equilibrium Model of Cedar Rapids, NIST TN-2029, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2029

Fung, J.F.,Butry, D.T., Sattar, S., McCabe, S.L. (2018) Estimating Structural Seismic Retrofit Costs for Federal Buildings, NIST TN-1996, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1996

Kuligowski, E., Doermann, J. (2018) A Review of Public Responses to Short Message Alerts under Imminent Threat, NIST TN-1982, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1982

van de Lindt, J.W., Peacock, W.G., Mitrani-Reiser, J., Rosenheim, N., Deniz, D., Dillard, M.K., Tomiczek, T., Koliou, M., Graettinger, A., Crawford,S., Harrison,K.W., Barbosa, A., Tobin, J., Helgeson, J.F., Peek, L., Memari, M., Sutley, E., Hamideh, S., Gu, D., Cauffman, S.A., and Fung, J.F. (2018) The Lumberton, North Carolina Flood of 2016: A Community Resilience Focused Technical Investigation, NIST SP 1230, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1230.

Dillard, M.K., Helgeson, J.F., and Cauffman, S.A. (2018) Implementation of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, NISTIR-8231, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8231

Helgeson, J., O’Rear, E.G. (2018) Improving the Economic Viability of Investment in Building Sustainability through the Valuation of Resilience-based Co-Benefits, NIST TN 2013, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2013

2017

Helgeson, J., Grubb, S., Webb, D.H. (2017) The Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGeS) Tool: User Guidance, NIST SP-1214, Gaitherburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1214

Fung, J.F. and Helgeson, J. (2017) Defining the Resilience Dividend: Accounting for Co-benefits of Resilience Planning, NIST TN-1959, Gaitherburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1959

Kuligowksi, E., Wakeman, K. (2017) Outdoor Siren Systems: A review of technology, usage and public response during emergencies, NIST TN-1950, Gaitherburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1950

Kwasiniki, A., Trainor, J., Francis, R., Chen, C., and Lavelle, F.M. (2017) Further Development of a Conceptual Framework for Assessing Resilience at the Community Scale, NIST GCR 17-013, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.17-013

Mudd, L.A. and Lavelle, F.M. (2017) Proceedings of the International Workshop on Modeling of Physical, Economic, and Social Systems for Resilience Assessment, NIST GCR 17-012, Gaithersburg, MD.  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.17-012

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 13 - Resilience Gaps – Identifying and Prioritizing Closure of Resilience Gaps" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-13, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-13

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 12 – Short-Term Implementation Tasks" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-12, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-12

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 11 - Determining Building Cluster Performance Goals" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-11, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-11

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 10 - Linking Social Dimensions and Building Clusters" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-10, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-10 

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 9 - Summarizing Goals and Objectives using Performance Goal Tables" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-9, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-9

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 8 - Overcoming Myths about Community Resilience Planning" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-8, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-8

C.R.P. NIST (2017), "Guide Brief 7 - Defining Communities" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-7, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-7

2016

NIST (2016) Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, NIST SP 1190, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190v1http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190v2

Clavin, C.T., Petropoulos, Z.E., Gupta, N., and Tokita, C.K. (2016) Case Studies of Community Resilience and Disaster Recovery from the 2013 Boulder County Floods,  NIST GCR 16-011, Gaithersburg, MD.  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.16-011

Gupta, N., Clavin, C.T., Petropoulos, Z.E., Mudd, A.B., Nek, R., and Tinkle, S.S. (2016) Case Studies of Community Resilience Policy, NIST GCR 16-002, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.16-002

Applied Technology Council (2016) Critical Assessment of Lifeline System Performance: Understanding Societal Needs in Disaster Recovery, NIST GCR 16-917-39, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.16-917-39

Kwasinski, A., Trainor, J., Wolshon, B., Lavelle, F.M. (2016) A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Resilience at the Community Scale, NIST GCR 16-001, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.16-001

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 6: How Communities Can Work with Communication Service Providers to Understand  Communication Systems" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-6, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-6

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 5: Assessing Energy System Dependencies" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190GB-5, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-5

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 4A: Example for Determining Anticipated Performance" Special Publication (NIST SP) SP1190-GB-4A, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-4A

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 4 - Determining Anticipated Performance" Special Publication (NIST SP) SP1190-GB-4, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-4

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 3: Existing Community Resilience Activities Identifying Solutions to Address Resilience Gaps" Special Publication (NIST SP) SP1190-GB-3, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-3

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 2 - Identify Social Institutions" Special Publication (NIST SP) SP1190-GB-2, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-2

C.R.P. NIST (2016), "Guide Brief 1 - Characterize the Population" Special Publication (NIST SP) SP1190-GB-1, Gaithersburg, MD. http://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-1

2015

Gilbert, S.W., Butry, D.T., Helgeson, J.F., and Chapman, R.E. (2015) Community Resilience Economic Decision Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, NIST SP 1197, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1197

Lavelle, F. M., Ritchie, L.A., Kwasinski, A., Wolshon, B. (2015) Critical Assessment of Existing Methodologies for Measuring or Representing Community Resilience of Social and Physical Systems, NIST GCR 15-1010, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.15-1010

C.R.P. NIST, "Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, Volume II" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190v1, Gaithersburg, MD.
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.1190v2.pdf    

C.R.P. NIST, "Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, Volume I" Special Publication (NIST SP) 1190v2, Gaithersburg, MD. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.1190v1.pdf

2013

McAllister, T.P. (2013) Developing Guidelines and Standards for Disaster Resilience of the Built Environment: A Research Needs Assessment, NIST TN 1795, Gaithersburg, MD. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1795

Created January 26, 2018, Updated October 2, 2024