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Welcome to the wiki of the preliminary version for Multi-hazard building exposure taxonomy

Multi-hazard and Multi- risk definitions

GEM Building Taxonomy Version 2.0:

Please find a general description about the particularities of the GEM faceted taxonomy here: GEM_Taxonomy GEM_Tax

The next 12 classes are grouped in the GEM Building Taxonomy Version 2.0 (SEISMIC- risk assessment- oriented)

1. DirectionDIRECTION

2. Material of Lateral Load Resisting System MAT_TYPE

3. Lateral-Load Resisting System LLRS

4. Height HEIGHT

5. Date of construction or retrofit DATE

6. Occupancy OCCUPCY

7. Shape of the Building Plan PLAN_SHAPE

7.1. Building Position within a Block POSITION

8. Structural Irregularity STR_IRREG

9. Non- Structural Exterior Walls/ Openings NONSTRCEXW

10. Roof ROOF

11. Floor FLOOR

12. Foundation FOUND

Expanding the former towards an Exposure Database for Multi Risk Analysis EXP-MULTI-H-R-An