make the world a better place.

Who We Are

Miyamoto International is a global engineering, construction management

and project management company providing critical services that sustain
industries and safeguard communities around the world.
We are experts in delivering post-conflict and disaster reconstruction
strategies and high-performance structural engineering that reduce lifecycle
costs and produce a positive net impact on a structures operation. Our
broad spectrum of services can be deployed to meet engineering needs or
brought together to tackle the complex challenges inherent in pre- and postdisaster environments.
Built on decades of disaster construction experience in the field, our expertise
supports how clients address the economic, political, socio-cultural,
sustainability and technical challenges involved in risk reduction and postdisaster recovery.
Our experience in the field validates that minimum building codes used
for building and infrastructure development are rarely enough to keep
businesses and communities functioning after significant natural disasters. To
this end, we can assess the likely performance of buildings and infrastructure
before natural disasters hit and identify specific vulnerabilities. We can then
develop prioritized solutions to limit business-interruption losses and reduce
property damage to acceptable levels.
Our portfolio includes working with the government of Haiti and the UN
to assess more than 430,000 earthquake-damaged structures, then
implementing the repair and reconstruction of more than 120,000 damaged
Haitian buildings and homes. We are an expert consultant to the World Bank
on a risk-mitigation project for 1,500 schools in Istanbul, as well as consulting
on post-disaster reconstruction in New Zealand and the Philippines.
Miyamoto businesses are strategically located worldwide in disaster-prone
regions to positively impact economies and save lives.

save lives, impact economies

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save lives, impact economies

Mission/Vision

MISSION
We make the world a better place.
Our earthquake strategies and high-performance
engineering positively impact economies and
save lives.

VISION
Be the undisputed global leader in earthquake
strategies, high-performance engineering and
project management.
Take bold actions to fortify business, enrich
and strengthen communities and safeguard
humanity.
Positively impact society as a 1,000-person
firm with business units strategically positioned
across the globe.

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Team Principles

You will work with a team that values collaboration and

prompt and honest communication; each staff member
passionately believes in the Miyamoto mission.
You will work with a team that does not use rigid job
descriptions or positions because each of us is unique
and has something special to contribute to your vision,
individually and as an integrated team of specialists.
You will not need to deal with unnecessary
management layers or titles, and unnecessary
bureaucratic paperwork will be eliminated.
You can expect our leaders to serve others. All staff
members serve our clients. Leaders serve the staff and
make everyones job easier by removing roadblocks
and building an effective team environment.
You can expect all staff members to enhance
our combined mission. Opinions from all levels
of staff at any location are considered.
You will work with a team that will continually
learn and grow as leaders, team members and
professionals. Each of us is responsible for
his or her own professional growth plan.
You can expect our corporate team to serve
and provide leadership so that staff and
offices can be successful. Corporate is not an
executive group; it is a leadership group.

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Global Strategies

Through a shared mission, vision, processes,

projects and staff, we inspire strategic collaboration
among all Miyamoto offices and businesses.
Establish a global practice methodology: We provide
standard processes and monitoring structures for business
functions: High-Performance Engineering, Production, People
Development, Communication, Finance and IT.
Deliver optimal quality through production standards and
QA processes: We establish and drive the quality of the
Miyamoto brand, regardless of where projects are executed.
Engineering processes and high-performance engineering
tools are shared globally through providing standards and
working through projects together. We share talent globally
to utilize the best available resources and optimize the costs
and schedule to deliver projects.
People Development is critical: We build a global culture,
apply best human resources practices, coordinate recruiting,
provide legal protection and foster professional growth
opportunities for our staff.
Communicate the Miyamoto brand by passionately telling
our story: The Communications team provides unified
and local marketing tools and systems and monitors the
development for each location to promote our brand.
Provide financial system and benchmarks: The Finance
team sets up the system and monitors for accrual and cash
basis financial statements and projections for all locations, as
well as standard financial metrics to use as benchmarks for
assessing our performance.
Use state-of-the-art IT system: We provide a strategic IT
plan to each location to ensure the use of common tools to
facilitate multi-office projects and enhance communications.

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we work to create a network of global offices and

companies that extensively support each other.

Partners for Global

Disaster Earthquake
Risk Reduction
Our professional staff and consultants have responded to
more than 100 earthquake and hurricane events over the
past 30 years. We provide crucial post disaster activities,
including structural safety assessment, damage assessment,
damage data collection, retrieval of critical documents, debris
management, human capacity building, establishment of
assessment technical platforms and training programs, as well
as development of reconstruction strategies. As a global leader
in engineering, partnering with the World Bank, United Nations,
USAID, and various NGOs, we continually respond to disasters
to help restore safety.
SELECTED GOVERNMENTS

United States Government

Government of Haiti
Government of Romania
Government of Thailand (Royal Thai Government)
Government of Japan
Republic of Turkey
State of California

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
(MTPTC)
Ministry of Transport, Construction and Tourism
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
United Nations AIDS Program (UNAIDS)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Adoration Christian Centre

Aide Medicale Internationale
Caterpillar Foundation
Caritas Autriche
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)
European Commission Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection (ECHO)
European Union
Japan Emergency Non-Governmental Organization (JEN)
Pan American Development Foundation (PADF)
World Bank

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Select Projects

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Griffith Observatory
LOCATION:

Los Angeles, CA
YEAR:

2006
CLIENT TEAM:

Pfeiffer Partners
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$60 Million
SCALE:

25,000 SF New /15,000 SF Renovation

Renovating one of the architectural
icons of Los Angeles, the Griffith
Observatory, was a major feat
of structural engineering. The
rehabilitation of this 1930s icon
features new galleries, offices and
workshops. Historic preservation
requirements made it necessary to
construct an underground basement.
Renovations were conducted on
15,000 square feet of existing space.
The installation of stairs and elevators
within the central area of the existing
structure required the design of

shear collectors in the main floor

diaphragm and re-support of roof and
floor framing at the new openings.
Miyamoto engineers developed a
jacking procedure allowing loads from
the existing structure to be transferred
to the new framing without disturbance
to existing historic finishes.

AWARDS:
2008 AIA HONOR AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE
2007 NATIONAL PRESERVATION AWARD, NATIONAL
TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2007 TRUSTEES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CALIFORNIA
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
2007 PRESERVATION DESIGN AWARD FOR
REHABILITATION, CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION
FOUNDATION
2007 PRESERVATION DESIGN AWARD FOR
PRESERVATION CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION
FOUNDATION
2006 EXCELLENCE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
FOR LANDMARK STRUCTURES, SEAOSC

Hollywood Bowl
LOCATION:

Hollywood, CA
YEAR:

200406
CLIENT TEAM:

Gruen Associates, Los Angeles

County Department of Public Works
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$12 Million
SCALE:

The iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los

Angeles is known for its band shell,
a distinctive set of concentric arches
thats been part of the structure since
1929. Over its history, four different
shells have been constructed at the
Bowl. Miyamoto provided services
on the fifth shell, which is by far
the largest and most complex. It
features 10 arched steel trusses
spanning up to 120 over the stage.
As the centerpiece of an overall

upgrade to the existing facility,

the shell features state-of-the-art
lighting and acoustical equipment
in a suspended acoustic halo, a
70-foot diameter stage turntable,
rooftop fireworks platforms, video
screens andimproved backstage
and basement spaces.Miyamoto
engineers worked tirelessly through
design and construction to help
complete the facility without a single
lost performance.

50,000 SF

AWARDS:
2005 EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR LANDMARK
STRUCTURES (SEAOC)
2005 EXCELLENCE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
NATIONAL COUNCIL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
ASSOCIATION
2005 EXCELLENCE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
SPECIAL USE STRUCTURES (SEAOCC)
2003 OUTSTANDING PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING PROJECT, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CIVIL ENGINEERS

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University of California,
Davis West Village Student
Housing
LOCATION:

Davis, CA
YEAR:

2008 - Present
CLIENT TEAM:

MVE Institutional Inc.

CONSTRUCTION COST:

Miyamoto provided structural design

services for the new student housing
portion of this 220-acre, 1,860-unit,
new mixed-use district integrating
student, faculty, staff housing and
educational facilities, all centered on a
civic village square. When completed,
West Village housing was the largest
zero-net energy community in the
United States. This project provides

new housing for faculty and staff

offered at below-market prices and
expands the choices for student rental
apartments. Elements of sustainable
design were integrated into the site
plan and building designs to enable
those living in West Village to limit
energy consumption and enjoy the
benefits of the local climate in a
healthy environment.

$144 Million
SCALE:

220 Acres

Major International Airport

Business Interruption
Loss Control Program
LOCATIONS:

Confidential
YEAR:

2012
CLIENT:

Confidential
SCALE:

Miyamoto International is working

with the airport authority overseeing
a major international airport to create
an Earthquake Risk Assessment and
Business Interruption Loss Control
Program. The purpose of the program
is to determine the existing risk to the
airport from earthquakes and to initiate
a tailored risk-improvement program
to maximize continuity of operations
following an earthquake.

The scope of work includes the

three airports owned and operated
by the international airport authority.
Miyamoto conducted a rapid risk
assessment of all key facilities at the
main airport, examining and ranking
all facilities in order of decreasing
risk and importance of operations.
The long-term program will be fully
integrated with the airports strategic
development plan.

Site 1
Site 2
Site 3

3000 Acres
1700 Acres
730 Acres

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Metro Gold Line

Eastside Extension,
Mariachi & Soto Stations
LOCATION:

Los Angeles, CA
YEAR:

2009
CLIENT TEAM:

LRT Construction
CONSTRUCTION COST:

The Gold Line, which originally ran

from downtown Los Angeles to
Pasadena, was extended in 2009 to
also serve passengers in Little Toyko,
Boyle Heights and the East Los
Angeles area. Miyamoto engineers
designed two of the larger stations
(Mariachi and Soto) on this 6-mile-long
light rail extension.
The entire project consists of eight
new stations with two, 700-foot-long
underground stations at Mariachi
Plaza and at the corner of First Street

and Soto Street. Twin tunnels with

a diameter of 22 feet and 1.8 miles
in length were placed under Boyle
Heights. Both stations are two-story
concrete cut-and-cover box structures
featuring clear spans of 60-foot,
highly sculptural, main entrance
canopies, and complex emergency
exit, air intake and exhaust air shafts.
Challenges included stations located
near fault lines and restricted space for
mechanical, electrical and plumbing
systems.

$898 Million
SCALE:

50,000 SF (each station)

AWARDS:
2010 PROJECT OF THE YEAR
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Exposition Light Rail

Transit Line, Phase I and II
Downtown Los Angeles to Culver
City, Design-Build
LOCATION:

Los Angeles, CA
YEAR:

200610
CLIENT TEAM:

Miyamoto participated in the

structural design and construction
administration of six at-grade and
three elevated stations for a new light
rail line extending from downtown
Los Angeles to Culver City. Our work
included evaluating preliminary design
documents and working with the
architect to develop more constructible
design alternatives, trained engineers
in Expo Authority processes and
design standards, performing QA
on all drawings and calculations,

supervising construction administration

efforts and developing tests for canopy
shade mockups. Distinctive design
features were made possible through
extensive modeling and analysis
efforts, as well as careful detailing
and coordination. All structural
elements were designed with an eye
to minimizing field work and speeding
station construction, as evidenced by
the use of modular canopy segments
and precast concrete platform slabs.

Parsons Transportation and FCI

CONSTRUCTION COST:

$898 Million
SCALE:

8.6 Miles

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LAX Theme Building

LOCATION:

Los Angeles, CA
YEAR:

2010
CLIENT TEAM:

Los Angeles World Airports, Tower

General Contractors, Gin Wong and
Associates, VCA Engineering
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$12.3 Million
The futuristic LAX Theme Building,
a Space Age icon at Los Angeles
international airport, was once in
grave danger of not surviving a large
earthquake. Miyamoto designed an
innovative seismic retrofit solution by
adding 1,200,000 pounds of steel
mass at the roof cavity supported by
base isolators and dampers, creating a
tuned-mass damper to reduce seismic
demand. This design eliminated
the need for a conventional seismic
upgrade, preserved the historical fabric
of the building, and allowed the internal

restaurant to remain operational during

the retrofit. Advanced analyses and the
latest engineering technologies were
used to implement a cost-effective
and elegant seismic retrofit solution.
This high-performance earthquake
engineering approach saved the
airport an estimated $4 million in
construction costs by not using
traditional seismic retrofit solutions.
Miyamoto was the expert structural
consultant to VCA Engineers for this
project.

SCALE:

31,000 SF

AWARDS:
2010 TRUSTEES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2010 PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY,
CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
2010 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE RETROFIT

Citizen Hotel Historic and

Seismic Rehabilitation
LOCATION:

Sacramento, CA
YEAR:

2008
CLIENT TEAM:

Vitae Architecture
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$35 Million
The Citizen Hotel is one of
Sacramentos most iconic historic
structures. Originally designed in
1924 as a mixed-use retail and office
building, this 14-story concrete
structure was the first high-rise
constructed in the state capital. As a
registered historic place, it has many
unique architectural features such
as terra cotta tile and Italian marble
finishes. In 2008, it opened as a
boutique hotel. Reinforced-concrete
moment frames and structural walls

at the lower two floors make up the

lateral-force-resisting system of this
building. Our seismic upgrade design
included strategic placement of new
fluid viscous dampers to mitigate
excessive inter-story drifts during an
earthquake. Steel braces were also
added at the first floor to provide lateral
and torsional stiffness and to mitigate
the harmful effect of full-length,
reinforced-concrete walls on the two
back faces of the building.

SCALE:

135,000 SF

AWARDS:
2008 PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD,
ACRE DEVELOPER SHOWCASE

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The Ziggurat
California Department
of General Services
Headquarters
LOCATION:

West Sacramento, CA
YEAR:

1998
CLIENT TEAM:

EM Kado and Associates

This 11-story, pyramid-shaped
office building became one of the
first buildings in the United States
to use seismic dampers. The
structural system uses steel special
moment resisting frames with fluid
viscous dampers (FVD) to reduce
displacements and accelerations to

preserve the life of the building. The

Ziggurat combines state-of-the-art
engineering technology and a unique
design. These elements resulted in
an award-winning structure that is an
iconic building on the Sacramento
skyline.

CONSTRUCTION COST:

$60 Million
SCALE:

450,000 SF

AWARDS:
1999 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE AWARD, SEAOC
1998 OUTSTANDING CIVIL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD IN BUILDING DESIGN,
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Burbank Airport Regional

Intermodal Transit Center
LOCATION:

Burbank, CA
YEAR:

2009
CLIENT TEAM:

Anil Verma Associates, Burbank

Glendale Pasadena Airport
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$110 Million
Miyamoto International is the design
structural engineer for the Regional
Intermodal Transit Center at Burbank
Bob Hope Airport. At the heart of
the project is a 300,000-square-foot
signature structure with a consolidated
rental car facility, terminals for airport
shuttle and transit bus services and
visitor parking. In addition to these
diverse operational needs, the Airport
Authority outlined extraordinarily high
goals for the seismic performance
and longevity of this facility. Together,
these needs were the drivers for a

unique structural solution. To meet

these objectives, Miyamoto used
our beyond code design approach
to incorporate more than 100
triple pendulum bearing isolators,
allowing the structure to remain open
and operational after a very large
earthquake. Miyamoto was specifically
engaged on this project for our
command of innovative technologies
and the seismic engineering expertise
required for this first-of-its-kind
structure.

SCALE:

300,000 SF

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PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT

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Total Seismic Solutions

Managing risk is an essential part of any private and public

sector organization. Business interruption, loss of market
share, loss of assets, life safety hazard, as well as the cost
of insuring these risks are critical to building a disaster
sustainable organization. Successfully managing these risks
is an important business strategy.
We provide site-specific and portfolio risk analysis for natural
perils such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. A total
seismic solution balances a risk reduction program and risk
transfer program. The risk reduction program is composed of
engineering and construction. When the appropriate amount
of risk is reduced then the risk transfer program kicks in. The
risk transfer program is composed of financial risk analysis
and an insurance program.
Creating a balance between these components provides the
most cost effective solution; a total seismic solution. This
process not only saves businesses but it also saves lives. The
Miyamoto Earthquake Risk Reduction Program utilizes high
performance engineering concepts and applies them to both
existing and new facilities. A disaster data base collected
over 65 years of experience helps to provide the most realistic
program. Many corporations, governments, and industries,
including power generation, essential services, defense,
technology, healthcare, institutional, educational, commercial,
and residential clients, have implemented this program.

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Global Risk Miyamoto performed

a hurricane and flood study of the
Ala Moana Mall in 2010. GRM then
assisted with a reroofing project
to reduce the companys natural
hazard exposure to hurricanes. Using
a solution developed by GRM, the
client saved millions in retrofit costs,
created access to additional insurance
capacity and, most importantly,
protected its property and income
stream from a significant hurricane.
The work included a roof analysis to

assess structural capacity to resist

hurricane force winds per current code
and per the more stringent FM Global
roofing standards. Retrofit details
were developed to reinforce roof
connections. Miyamoto International is
currently working on the next phase to
install a 1.5 MW PV array system over
approximately 100,000 square feet of
the greater mall roof area.

Ala Moana Mall

LOCATION:

Waikiki, Honolulu
YEAR:

2011
CLIENT TEAM:

Safari Energy

HP Houston Campus
LOCATION: HOUSTON, TX

CLIENT: HEWLETT-PACKARD

GRM engineers conducted a hurricane-risk assessment of Hewlett-Packards

(HP) Houston, Texas campus. This was the former Compaq headquarters and
manufacturing facility that includes 15 office buildings, seven production plants,
several parking structures, a central utilities plant and an offsite data center. Four key
buildings were selected for detailed evaluation.
The purpose of this project was to evaluate structural vulnerabilities that will cause
wind and water intrusion or allow debris to penetrate into operations or other
important work areas. Recommended mitigations that HP can reasonably undertake
to reduce the likely damage and the potential for water intrusion were provided,
along with the ballpark costs for implementing those mitigations.

Honeywell Aerospace
LOCATION: TORRANCE, CA

CLIENT: HONEYWELL

GRM engineers conducted earthquake risk surveys and damage assessments of

two Honeywell aerospace research and manufacturing facilities in Torrance, CA and
Mexicali, Mexico. Earthquake damage surveys were performed following a M7.1 and
several M5.0-5.5 earthquakes in both regions. GRM engineers assisted in damage
repairs following each event. Detail seismic analyses were performed for higher risk
facilities and strengthening measures developed for reducing the earthquake risks.
The plants manufacture and assemble aerospace components. Facilities evaluated
include all buildings and structures, manufacturing and assembly equipment,
utilities, chemicals and flammable materials, supplies, tanks, and emergency and
life-safety systems.

Research and manufacturing plants in Japan and

California
LOCATION: JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA

CLIENT: UNDISCLOSED

GRM engineers conducted preliminary and detailed earthquake-risk assessments

of six research and manufacturing plants in California and Japan. Facilities include
pharmaceutical, dental, plastics, and other research and production plants. More
than 60 structures were analyzed for earthquake safety, damage potential and
business interruption impacts. Structures include R&D and manufacturing labs,
offices, central utilities plants and warehouses.
The purpose of this project was to evaluate structural and facility vulnerabilities
that will cause significant impact to operations and potential employee injury, and
to develop recommendations to reduce earthquake risk and property damage to
buildings, equipment and non-structural or architectural components.

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Disaster Mitigation,
Response and
Reconstruction

Our professional staff and consultants have responded to more

than 100 earthquake and hurricane events in the past 30 years.
We provide crucial post-disaster activities, including structural
safety assessment, damage assessment, damage data
collection, retrieval of critical documents, debris management,
human capacity building, establishment of assessment technical
platforms and development of reconstruction strategies. We are
the only professional structural engineering-expert consultant
organization in the world that provides immediate and permanent
support system for all major disasters.
In Haiti, we worked with the Ministry of Public Works, UNOPS
and the Pan American Development Foundation to conduct an
earthquake damage assessment program on an unprecedented
400,000 buildings. We set up a technical platform and trained
600 Haitian engineers under extreme post-disaster conditions.
This program was the worlds first to use a personal digital
assistant (PDA) database management technique to provide
real-time information to key disaster response and recovery
organizations.
We are making a positive impact and safeguarding lives though
engineering and compassion. As a global leader in engineering
partnering with the World Bank, United Nations, USAID and
various NGOs, we continually respond to disasters to help
restore safety. We are experts in building a nations engineering
capacity to respond to disasters.

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ASSESSING DAMAGE FROM THE

2010 EARTHQUAKE
The January 2010 Haiti earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people
and displaced more than one million people from their homes. People left
their homes -- not because their homes were damaged, but because they
were afraid to sleep under a roof.
Miyamoto International, in partnership with the United Nations Office for
Project Services (UNOPS) and the Pan American Development Foundation
(PADF) and with funding from the World Bank and the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), helped the Ministry of Public Works
develop a program to methodically assess the safety of the homes. This
gave hundreds of thousands of people the courage to leave tent camps
and return home.
To conduct the assessment, Miyamoto International adapted the ATC20 methodology to fit the Haitian context. We trained 600 engineers and
equipped them with GPS enabled data collectors. The engineers painted
a symbol on each building to indicate how it fell into one of the three broad
categories:
Green: No apparent damage caused by the earthquake was found by
the inspectors. The structure is assumed to not have lost any structural
integrity.
Yellow: The inspectors found minor to moderate damages from the
earthquake such as cracked walls. However, these buildings would be
very vulnerable to collapse in a subsequent earthquake. People were
told that they could have limited access to buildings, but should not
inhabit them.
Red: The structure had suffered major damage from the earthquake or
had collapsed entirely. The structural stability had been compromised
and was vulnerable to collapse. No access to the building and
surroundings was permitted. People were warned to not even enter redtagged buildings.
More than 430,000 buildings were evaluated and the data from the
evaluation was compiled into a detailed database; this is the largest and
most detailed assessment every done for a disaster of this magnitude. In
addition to helping people return to safe homes, this database became a
critical tool:
To determine the relative impact of the disaster on different
neighborhoods,
To improve the accuracy of the estimate of the total debris, helping to
prove the initial debris estimates were double the actual volume
To develop guidelines for repairing houses with only moderate damage

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RECONSTRUCTION OF
12,000 HOUSES
Hundreds of thousands of people died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake
because the buildings were poorly built. To ensure that the same mistakes
would not be repeated, Miyamoto International worked closely with the
Ministry of Public Works and its partners to develop and publish guidelines
on how buildings could be properly repaired.
Miyamoto International and its partners then trained 5,000 masons and
dozens of contractors in these improved construction techniques. With
funding from USAID, the World Bank, the Caterpillar Foundation, the ClintonBush Haiti Fund, and the American Red Cross, we then repaired more than
10,000 houses and later repaired more.
Between the published manual, the classroom trainings and a rigorous
quality-control program during construction, Miyamoto International and its
partners were able to improve the quality of the construction in Haiti and
help ensure that future earthquakes will be far less deadly.
The Yellow House Repair Program has been identified by many as one of
the most successful housing projects in Haiti due to its efficiency and quality
of work. It has been identified by the Haitian people as a program promoting
immediate relief, technical advancement and long-term growth in the private
sector.

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400,000-HOUSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

Damage Assessment Report For the M7.0 January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake | 9

Summary of Signalization by Single

Family Residential
No Tag

Green

Yellow

Summary of Estimated Damage by

Single Family Residential

Red

25788

0%
25%

13197

48%
8357

9194

Null

None

9797
5684

27%

Green

Yellow

1-10%

10-30%

30-60% 60-100%

7554

100%

Summary of Estimated Damage by

Multi Family Residential

Summary of Signalization by
Multi Family Residential
No Tag

0-1%

6182

9414

Red

0%
23%

4992

45%
3016

4155

2694

2452

32%

Null

Green

Yellow

0-1%

1-10%

10-30%

30-60% 60-100%

2159

100%

Summary of Estimated Damage by

Schools

Summary of Signalization by
Schools
No Tag

None

2035

544

Red

1%
23%

43%

33%

Null

152

Green

Yellow

None

0-1%

1-10%

10-30%

117

101

30-60% 60-100%

94

100%

Summary of Estimated Damage by

Healthcare

Summary of Signalization by
Healthcare
No Tag

230

227
128

170

Red

0%
19%
25%

56%

34

Null

56

42

None

37

0-1%

1-10%

10-30%

34

19

30-60% 60-100%

16

100%

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This project is the worlds first

post-disaster rapid assessment
program to use a geographic
coordinate system, personal
digital assistants (PDAs) and
electronic real-time database
management. Six hundred
trained engineers set out to
evaluate and assess 2,000
structures per day, per ATC-20,
color-coded categories.
The goal was to create a
buildable database with
quantifiable data that would
ultimately lead to a formula
that assisted the strategic
reconstruction plan.

COMPLEXITY OF
PROBLEMS SOLVED:
Rapid assessments were
performed in hazardous and
extreme conditions. Throughout
this program, an integrated,
highly technical database
management system was utilized
by field engineers to track real
time data and assessment
results.
This successful project was
carried out and managed by
seven divisions; division leaders
in the field tracked accuracy
of performance and database
statistics.

SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION TO THE
PUBLIC/PROFESSION:
As a result of the damage
assessment, 400,000 Haitians
returned home to safe shelter.
The assessment program
also transferred earthquake
assessment and engineering
best practices to the Haitian
construction community and
provided the necessary data to
begin a thorough repair plan.

RECONSTRUCTION
COMPLEXITY OF
PROBLEMS SOLVED:
The massive scale of
the program faced many
environmental, cultural and
community challenges.

Haitian Ministry of Public Works 120,000 Yellow Tagged Structures:

Engineering, Repair and Construction

Based on data from the repair

assessments, the program
successfully pinpointed
repair zones and trained
local engineers and masons
to respond efficiently and
accurately.
Working with each community
to ensure progress was key in
maintaining the work schedule.
Repairs were made using locally
available resources, construction
materials and labor.

SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION TO THE
PUBLIC/PROFESSION:
More than 17,500 people
returned to repaired houses
by 2012. Local resources and
materials were used and we
provided long-term training and
established better engineering/
construction practices in Haiti.
The repair program was the worlds
first post-disaster, engineering/repair
program. It set out to repair 120,000
damaged structures in 24 months.
A cost-effective design program
was developed at a repair cost of
$2,000 per structure, maintaining
architectural usage.
Quality of execution by the
construction management and
supervisors was monitored through
data collection via geographic
coordinate system, personal digital
assistants (PDAs) and electronic
real-time database management to
ensure quality of execution.
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Romania Hazard Risk

Mitigation & Emergency
Preparedness
LOCATION:

Romania
YEAR:

2006-2012
CLIENT TEAM:

Ministry of Transport, Construction and

Tourism
Miyamoto provided a qualitycontrol program for the earthquake
engineering and construction of 61
buildings in 14 different counties
of Romania, from Bucharest in the
south to Iasi in the north. The project
included monitoring 20 design and
construction seismic retrofit contracts,
as well as monitoring the construction
supervision of 84 seismic retrofit
projects. Miyamoto also implemented

and conducted a construction qualityassurance program for Romania. The

buildings involved in this project were
key public-sector institutions, including
fire stations, schools, hospitals,
historic or cultural heritage buildings,
and emergency response centers.
This program is considered to be the
cornerstone of the earthquake disaster
mitigation program for the region.

SCALE:

14 Counties

Istanbul, Turkey
Seismic Risk Mitigation
and Rehabilitation
LOCATION:

Istanbul, Turkey
YEAR:

200708
CONSTRUCTION COST:

$1 Billion
SCALE:

Miyamoto provided engineering quality

control for a World Bank and the
European Union (EU) funded seismic
risk-mitigation project in Istanbul
involving more than 2,000 structures.
Several hundred schools, hospitals,
and emergency operation centers
were seismically strengthened. With
Turkish engineers and academicians,
we developed guidelines for seismic
rehabilitation by using the latest U.S.,
Japanese and Turkish codes. By

working with the Turkish government,

we were able to assist with highperformance earthquake engineering,
providing designs that achieve
superior performance at reduced
costs. Our international culture helped
us work effectively with local and other
international consultants.

2,000 Structures
DONORS

World Bank, European Union Funded

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Christchurch,
New Zealand
Earthquake Disaster
Mitigation, Response and
Reconstruction
LOCATION:

New Zealand
YEAR:

2010
Miyamoto engineers are investigating
the extent and causes of damage
caused by the September 4, M7.1
Canterbury earthquake in New
Zealand. Damage was found in
downtown Christchurch due to
widespread soil liquefaction and
historical buildings with little to no
seismic reinforcement. In addition,
the collapse of many non-structural
elements have shut down businesses
completely. Individuals, businesses,

community organizations, and

essential facilities will continue to be
affected for months or years to come.
Early estimates have been determined
to be in the range of $1.4 billion in
damages. Miyamoto is assisting with
post-earthquake needs in an effort
to restore safety and operations to
Christchurch and the surrounding
communities.

SCALE:

Est. 1.4 Billion Damages

Tohoku, Japan
Earthquake Disaster
Mitigation, Response and
Reconstruction
LOCATION:

Northeastern Japan
YEAR:

2011
SCALE:

9.0 Magnitude
President and CEO Kit Miyamoto
was presenting at an earthquake
disaster mitigation conference in Tokyo
when the Magnitude-9.0 earthquake
struck, followed by a 29.6-foot-high
tsunami. He immediately travelled
into the affected areas, investigating
and analyzing the damage on
behalf of the University of Tokyo
to give the Japanese Government
critical information to help in the
repair of the affected communities.
Investigations included the failure
of seawalls, conditions of structures

and infrastructure and the cause

of damages. This knowledge was
later used to educate Japan and the
international community on planning
and preparation for similar disasters to
come. A thorough analysis of the local
tsunami warning system was executed,
including the emergency transportation
system, emergency shelter facilities
and isolation of hazardous materials.
More than 11,000 fatalities occurred
and 400,000 people are homeless as a
result of this natural disaster.

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In close collaboration with the World

Bank and its effort to advance the
Philippine governments overall
natural disaster risk mitigation
program, Miyamoto is developing
retrofit guidelines and a multi-hazard
prioritization methodology for Metro
Manilas public schools and hospitals.
With the Philippines being among the
Top 10 natural disaster hotspots in the
world, a multi-hazard methodology
that considers risks due to volcanos,
typhoons, floods, tsunamis and
earthquakes was deemed essential to
ensure that available seismic retrofit
funds ($400 million) are allocated
appropriately. The multi-hazard
prioritization includes a seismic
retrofit cost-benefit methodology
that Miyamoto developed based on
international best practices.
The culmination of this assignment will

include:
Multi-hazard prioritization
methodology
Seismic retrofit cost-benefit
methodology
Seismic retrofit engineering and
construction guidelines
Prioritized list of the Top 100
candidate public school and
hospital buildings for seismic
retrofit
Communication plan for
stakeholders and the Filipino
technical community (e.g.,
educational and/or training
workshops)
Community engagement
and public relations plan to
communicate the earthquake risk
and need for a retrofit program

Metro Manila Structural

Resilience Program
LOCATION:

Metro Manila, Philippines

YEAR:

2013
CLIENT:

World Bank
COST:

Appx. 400 Million

SCALE:

Approx. 4,000 public school and

hospital buildings

More frequent earthquakes around

Thailand have recently raised public
awareness regarding the structural
safety of buildings in Bangkok. The
Bank of Ayudhya (now Krungsri
Bank) became the first organization in
Thailand to implement an earthquake
performance upgrade program. In
early 2012, the bank commissioned
Miyamoto International to carry out
a seismic evaluation of Towers A, B
and C of the headquarters on Rama 3
Road.
To address vulnerability, a
comprehensive state-of-the-art retrofit
scheme was developed. The key
features of this strategy include:

Viscous dampers for Tower A

FRP wrap on lower levels of walls
for Tower A
BRB braces for Towers B and C
The ultimate goal of this rehabilitation
is to increase the safety of staff
and attempt to reduce the potential
business interruption of a large
earthquake.
The project includes:

Structural analysis
Structural design
Identify seismic risk
Building rehabilitation
High performance engineering

Seismic Retrofit
of Krungsri Bank
Headquarters, Bangkok,
Thailand
LOCATION:

Bangkok, Thailand
YEAR:

2012-13
CLIENT:

Bank of Ayudhya (BAY)

CONSTRUCTION COST:

900,000 Bht
SCALE:

Three Towers

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from disaster.

non-profit humanitarian engineers.

Miyamoto Global
Disaster Relief
INSPIRATION
While responding to natural disasters throughout the world, I
have witnessed the tragic loss of human life including tens of
thousands of children when structures failed needlessly due
to a lack of engineering knowledge, improper building practices
and the use of substandard materials.
Although there are large international organizations that step
in following a disaster to provide immediate material needs
such as shelter, food, water and medical care, there are very
few engineering experts immediately and strategically present
in these dangerous, post-disaster conditions to assist with
structural assessments and rebuilding efforts. As a result, many
people suffer unbearable hardship and continuing danger.
Miyamoto Relief was created to provide engineering and
construction expertise, knowledge and expert advice quickly
-- during and after a disaster -- and to help prevent further
structural failures.
Lycee de Petion-Ville is an old, three-story school in Port-auPrince, Haiti that I see every day as I travel to disaster sites. In
engineering terms, it is known as a non-ductile concrete, softstory structure and I consider it to be one of the most dangerous
buildings in Haiti. Yet it is full of hundreds of high school
students each weekday, along with teachers and administrators.
Thankfully, it did not collapse in the 2010 earthquake due to its
distance from the epicenter. However, it is almost guaranteed to
collapse in the event of another significant earthquake or aftershock, injuring or killing its young occupants. It would take less
than $100,000 to strengthen this school and make it a safe place
for children to learn. Other dangerous schools would require
even less mitigation.
When a disaster occurs, local governments are often disrupted
and overwhelmed by the magnitude of destruction and need.
Leading by action, Miyamoto Relief helps design, organize and
implement effective relief efforts. Please join us today. Together,
we can save thousands of lives.

H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D.,S.E.

President, Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief

MEDIA

http://www.youtube.com/miyamotoint

PBS News Hour: After Haiti Quake, Using

Science to Build Sturdier Buildings

Anderson Cooper of CNN Reports the Haiti

Earthquake Featuring Miyamoto International

Returning People to Safe Homes in Haiti:

The First Step

CNN American Morning Reports on

Miyamoto Internationals Work in Haiti

New Zealand News 3 Reports On

Miyamotos Evaluation of CBD
Demolition

CNN News Covers Kit Miyamotos Report

on Structural Damage to Sendai After the
2011 Earthquake

CONTACT
H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.
President and CEO
kmiyamoto@miyamotointernational.com

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