THE HOUSE Committee on Science and Technology has approved a resolution commending the Mapua University for the invention of the Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording System.

The committee headed by Rep. Aristotle Aumentado endorsed House Resolution 1647 for plenary discussions.

The resolution was authored by Representatives Anthony Peter Crisologo, Erico Aristotle Aumentado, Carlito Marquez, Faustino Dy, Joey Salceda, Ciriaco Gato Jr., Elisa Kho and Sarah Jane Elago.

The same resolution also congratulated the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development.

The USHER is a research and development product of Mapua University’s School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering headed by Dr. Francis Aldrine Uy and partially funded by PCIEERD.

USHER is an advanced structural health monitoring device composed of an accelerograph, an instrument for recording the acceleration in velocity of earthquake vibrations, and a web portal that acts as an Earthquake Recording Instrument.

USHER can be installed in all types of buildings.

The USHER System was launched on September 2, 2019 and is now ready for commercializaton.

“The USHER system is predicted to be a formidable tool for local government units including urban planners and structural engineers who want to plan ahead and prepare adequately for earthquakes,” the resolution read.

“This cost-effective alternative to existing devices is well suited to the local market which offers a viable system for building or public infrastructure and enables stakeholders to comply with the provisions of the National Building Code of the Philippines, National Structural Code of the Philippines and the Department of Public Works and Highways Implementing Rules and Regulations on Earthquake Recording Instruments,” it added.