The project utilized a grassroots process to develop vertical evacuation strategies for several communities in both Grays Harbor and Pacific counties.
Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation, Washington Coast
Ocosta Elementary School, Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Building, Westport, WA
Performance-based design methodologies were implemented to ensure that the structure would be able to resist a Cascadia earthquake while having sufficient capacity to resist subsequent tsunami inundation forces.
City of Ocean Shores Tsunami Evacuation Tower, Ocean Shores, Washington
Tsunami Evacuation Research
Degenkolb is a leader in providing tsunami safety and developing resilient communities along the coasts of the Pacific Northwest. Over the past decade, we have worked with many coastal communities on tsunami evacuation projects, designing some of the country’s first tsunami evacuation structures.
Whether it’s developing new building code provisions to incorporate lessons learned from past earthquakes, leading a public workshop related to tsunami evacuation, or designing life-saving structures that will provide safety when an earthquake and tsunami strike, Degenkolb strives to provide leadership in our communities.
Related Projects
Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation, Washington Coast
Ocosta Elementary School, Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Building, Westport, WA
City of Ocean Shores Tsunami Evacuation Tower, Ocean Shores, Washington
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Tsunami Evacuation Tower, Tokeland, Washington
City and County of Honolulu – Tsunami Ready Program
