Earthquake damage organization EDO

The Earthquake damage organization (EDO) association supports the population and the cantons by providing personnel and technical resources for assessing damage and evaluating buildings following an earthquake. The association comprises private and cantonal members of EDO partners and supporters.

Board of Directors

Dr. iur. Stephanie Ey­mann

President
RK MZF representative

Michael Wieser

Vice President
VKG representative

Dr. Lukas Sum­mer­mat­ter

Member of the Board of Directors
VKG representative

Dr. Alexan­der Krethlow

Member of the Board of Directors
RK MZF representative

Adri­an Kol­leg­ger

Member of the Board of Directors
SVV representative

Gabor Jaimes

Member of the Board of Directors
SVV representative

Bruno Spich­er

Member of the Board of Directors

Association members

RK MZF

Intergovernmental Conference Military, Civil Defense, Fire Brigade
Haus der Kantone
Speichergasse 6
3011 Bern

SIA

Swiss Insurance Association
Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Strasse 14
8002 Zürich

VKG

Association of Cantonal Building Insurers
Bundesgasse 20
3011 Bern

NW

Canton Nidwalden
Dorfplatz
Postfach 1246
6371 Stans

BL

Canton Basel-Landschaft
represented by the Office of Military Affairs and Civil Protection
Oristalstrasse 100
4410 Liestal

BE

Canton Berne
represented by the Office for Civil Protection, Sport and Military of the Canton of Berne; Papiermühlestrasse 17v,
3000 Berne 22

SGV

Solothurn Buildings Insurance
Baselstrasse 40
4502 Solothurn

Zurich

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Hagenholzstrasse 60
8050 Zurich

HQ and the Secretariat

The HQ and the Secretariat of the Earthquake damage organization (EDO) is responsible for the operational management of earthquake preparedness and coordinates the EDO response on behalf of the cantons, public building insurers and public-sector insurers following an earthquake. In the event of a catastrophe, the Secretariat provides the cantons with building data, IT infrastructure and expert groups for evaluating buildings and manages damage assessment operations.

Thomas Kühni

Director

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Experts

Are you a qualified civil engineer or architect, a construction planning technician specialised in architecture or a building construction manager? We are looking for building evaluation and damage assessment experts.

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News and information

We share our knowledge relating to the topic of earthquakes and report on new developments at our organisation and within our network.

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Contact

Do you have any questions for the Earthquake damage organization (EDO) or would you like to learn more about the topic of earthquakes or find out more about registering as an expert? Please don’t hesitate to contact us!

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