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SUMMARY:Use of NRC’s Newly Released Seismic Evaluation and Upgrading Guidelines
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview\nEarthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters\, capable of causing severe casualties and significant economic losses. For building owners\, assessing and mitigating seismic risks in existing buildings poses both technical and economic challenges. In Canada\, there has long been a need for nationwide technical guidelines for seismic evaluation and upgrading. The National Research Council Canada (NRC) first addressed this in the 1990s by publishing Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings and Guideline for Seismic Upgrading od Building Structures. However\, these documents were never updated and have since become outdated. \nCurrently\, the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) Commentary L recommends ASCE 41 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings as a reference for seismic evaluation and upgrading. While comprehensive\, ASCE 41 is based on American design and construction practices\, and its direct applicability to Canada requires careful consideration. \nRecognizing this gap\, the Seismic Resilience Team at NRC’s Construction Research Centre has spent the past seven years developing updated\, Canadian‑specific technical guidelines—the newly released Level 3 – Seismic Evaluation Guidelines (SEG) and Seismic Upgrading Guidelines (SUG) for existing buildings in Canada. \nDesigned to help professionals apply these new guidelines for effective implementation\, and to improve safety and resilience of existing buildings\, a series of webinars and training workshops are being delivered by the NRC in partnership with CAEES. \nBuilding on the success of previous webinar series\, this two‑day in-person training workshop offers 10 hours of advanced training sessions designed to deepen your understanding and practical skills: \n\nHands-on exercise applying the Tier 1 Quick Evaluation Procedure of the Level 3 – SEG to a hypothetical building located in Vancouver\, British Columbia.\nOverview of Tier 3 Non-linear Static Analysis Procedure (NSAP) in the Level 3 – SEG.\nStep‑by‑step demonstration of Tier 3 NSAP for a simple three‑storey steel moment‑resisting frame.\n\n\nWorkshop Program\n\n\n\n\nDay 1: Monday\, February 23rd\, 2026 \n\n\n\n8:30-9:00  \nRegistration\n\n\n9:00:10:15\nLecture 1 \nOverview of Level 3 – SEG\nReza Fathi-Fazl\n\n\n10:15-10:45\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:45-12:00\nLecture 2\nOverview of SUG\nFarrokh Fazileh\n\n\n12:00-13:00\nLunch Break\n\n\n13:00-14:00\nLecture 3\nApplication of Tier 1 Quick Evaluation Procedure\nZhen Cai\n\n\n14:00-14:30\nCoffee Break\n\n\n14:30-15:30\nLecture 4\nApplication of Tier 2 Deficiency-Based Evaluation & Deficiency-Based Upgrading Procedures\nFarrokh Fazileh\n\n\n15:30-16:00\nQ&A and Discussion\nReza Fathi-Fazl\, Farrokh Fazileh and Zhen Cai\n\n\n\nDay 2: Tuesday\, February 24th\, 2026 \n\n\n\n9:00-10:00\nLecture 5\nOverview of Tier 3 Detailed Evaluation Procedure\nReza Fathi-Fazl\n\n\n10:00-10:30\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nLecture 6\nApplication of Tier 3 Non-linear Static Analysis Procedure (NSAP)\nFarrokh Fazileh\n\n\n12:00-13:00\nLunch Break\n\n\n13:00-15:00\nLecture 7\nHands-on Exercice on Tier 1 Quick Evaluation Procedure\nZhen Cai\, Farrokh Fazileh and Reza Fathi-Fazl\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nCoffee Break\n\n\n15:30-16:00\nLecture 8\nDiscussion of Tier 1 Quick Evaluation Results\nZhen Cai\, Farrokh Fazileh and Reza Fathi-Fazl\n\n\n\n  \nPresenter’s Biography\n\n\n\n\n\nReza Fathi-Fazl\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\nSenior Research Officer\nNRC\n(Gholam-Reza.Fathi-Fazl@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) \n\nDr. Reza Fathi-Fazl\, P.Eng. is a Senior Research Officer and the Director of R&D for the Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (SRIC) unit at the National Research Council Canada (NRC). He leads national initiatives in seismic resilience\, infrastructure rehabilitation\, and low-carbon concrete construction\, collaborating with government\, industry\, and academia across Canada and abroad. As a key contributor to NRC’s Seismic Resilience Team\, he led the development of Seismic Screening\, Evaluation\, and Upgrading Guidelines adopted by PSPC and GAC. With over 50 publications and extensive applied research on major Canadian heritage and institutional retrofit projects—including Parliament Hill and the West Memorial Building—he bridges research and practice. Dr. Fathi-Fazl also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa\, teaching and supervising graduate research in earthquake engineering and resilient infrastructure.\n\n\n\nFarrokh Fazileh\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\nSenior Research Officer\nNRC\n(Farrokh.Fazileh@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)\nDr. Farrokh Fazileh\, P.Eng. is a Senior Research Officer at the National Research Council Canada (NRC) and adjunct professor at University of Ottawa and Carleton University. With over 20 years of experience in structural and earthquake engineering\, his work focuses on developing performance-based design guidelines and improving building resilience to earthquakes. He has served as research advisor for seismic design provisions of the National Building Code 2025 and 2030\, and has developed and implemented innovative seismic retrofit products and technologies in several existing and heritage building rehabilitation projects.\n\n\n\nZhen Cai\, Ph.D. \nAssociate Research Officer\nNRC\n(Zhen.Cai@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)\nDr. Zhen Cai is an Associate Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) with over a decade of expertise in earthquake engineering. For the past eight years\, he has worked closely with colleagues to develop a series of technical guidelines for the seismic assessment and upgrading of existing buildings. His recent research focuses on performance-based assessment and retrofit\, aimed at improving the resilience of buildings against climate change and earthquakes. Dr. Cai also serves as a non-voting member on the Task Group for Extreme Winds under the National Model Codes Committee on Climate Change Adaptation.\n\n\n\n  \nRegistration & Sponsorship \nAttendees should apply for the workshop at this LINK\, then will receive a registration confirmation closer to the event date. The workshop is complimentary\, thanks to the sponsorship of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). It is also supported by the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF) at UBC. \n  \nClick this LINK for the event flyer.
URL:https://caees.ca/event/use-of-nrcs-newly-released-seismic-evaluation-and-upgrading-guidelines/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square\, Room C400\, 800 Robson St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z2E7\, Canada
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