Project Title/ID Number | Regulatory System Implications of Performance-Based Regulation—1232002 |
Start/End Dates | 10/1/02—9/30/03 |
Project Leader | Peter May (UW/Faculty) |
Team Members | Chris Koski (UW/Grad Student) |
Project goals and objectives | |||
Key societal issues for PBEE are the need for and the ability of the building regulatory system to adjust to changes brought about by the performance-based approach. Although code-writers are advancing application of PBEE concepts, the question remains how well those who implement codes – state agencies, local building code authorities, building officials, and inspectors – are able to adapt to these provisions. |
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Role of this project in supporting PEER’s vision | |||
This
project fits into the PEER research agenda of identifying barriers
to adoption and implementation of PBEE in considering the regulatory
system implications of the performance-based approach. This project
also helps bridge the activities of PEER and the ATC 58 project addressing
development of guidelines for performance-based seismic design. |
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Methodology employed | |||
This is the first year of an anticipated two-year project. The initial phase of the project consists of documenting issues that have arisen with efforts to introduce performance-based approaches in other regulatory arenas (e.g., fire safety, food quality, nuclear power) in the contest of consider risk-based and other regulatory approaches. This research involves review of relevant secondary accounts (e.g., reports, conference papers, articles) that focus on the changes that were made and implementation problems that arose. |
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Brief description of past year’s accomplishments and more detail on expected Year 6 accomplishments | |||
This Year 6 project is a new project that is generally follows from the PI’s Year 5 project, “Barriers to Adoption and Implementation of PBEE.” That project entailed a review of the literature on diffusion of innovations and a set of case studies concerning earthquake innovations. Three cases were selected for this study:
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The lessons from these cases suggest that the key barriers to adoption and implementation, and steps to overcoming them for PBEE are:
The Year 5 project made note of the typical pattern of diffusion of innovations (Figure 1) for which PBEE is currently in the early phases of methodological development. Based on past patterns of diffusion of engineering innovations, it could be 10 to 15 years before PBEE gains widespread acceptance among engineering firms and the design professions. |
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The Year 6 research, in addressing regulatory systems implications, is considering three different aspects:
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Other similar work being conducted within and outside PEER and how this project differs | |||
None of the other centers have research that considers these topics. MCEER has funded research that relates to the generic issues of adoption, innovation, and diffusion of seismic innovations. As in prior years, contacts will be maintained with relevant MCEER and MAE investigators. More relevant to the proposed project are two international committees:
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Plans for Year 7 if this project is expected to be continued | |||
The Year 7 research is anticipated to continue with refinement of thinking about regulatory systems implications and initial thinking about societal implications of PBEE approaches. | |||
Describe any instances where you are aware that your results have been used in industry | |||
This project helps bridge the activities of PEER and the ATC 58 project addressing development of guidelines for performance-based seismic design. As such, as with prior research by the PI, the impacts will be on ways of thinking about decision-making regarding and regulation of performance-based approaches. | |||
Expected milestones | |||
Milestones for the initial year are:
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Deliverables | |||
Relevant conference papers and articles. |