Development of a Tool for Assessing Commercial Building Resilience

Burroughs, Steve

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.263

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“…Previous efforts on building sustainability focussed on energy efficiency, water use and waste while efforts at developing standard tools for assessing building resilience is at infancy (Burroughs, 2017). However, Burroughs (2017) opine that the present condition of building structure, fabrics, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as sub-dimensions of the physical dimension by which the resilience of buildings can be assessed since the condition of these systems and their history of faults and maintenance give a good measure of their resilience. The study consolidates coastline climatic conditions and building defects that have been identified in the literature and enumerated in this section as a guide to assessing the defects and deterioration that are prevalent in building elements along the coastlines within the study area.…”

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Climatic conditions and the resilience of buildings along Lagos coastline

Faremi

Ajayi

Zakariyyah

et al. 2021

BEPAM

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PurposeThe study investigates the extent to which defects in coastline buildings are influenced by the climatic conditions within the coastal zones.Design/methodology/approachThe study conducted both desk study and field survey. The primary data for the study were collected through a cross-sectional survey of facilities and maintenance managers of randomly selected coastline buildings. Of the 120 self-administered structured questionnaires, 102 were successfully retrieved representing an 85% response rate. Data collected were analysed using charts, relative prevalence index and Spearman's rho correlation visualization technique.FindingsSaltwater intrusion, ocean overflow, extreme rainfall, debris flow, floods and droughts are the prevalent climatic conditions along the coastline. Steel corrosion, foundation settlement, spalling of concrete and fading of finishes are prevalent defects in coastline buildings. The result shows a positive significant correlation between climatic conditions and defects in coastline buildings.Research limitations/implicationsThe study compliments literature on buildings resilience and maintenance management, and also provides a basis for streamlining future research on coastline buildings.Practical implicationsThe results provide information on climatic conditions and prevalent defects that should be considered during the design and construction of coastline buildings. The information provided could assist construction stakeholders in improving the resilience of coastline buildings.Originality/valueThe study established that coastline buildings are vulnerable to a rapid rate of defect and deterioration which threatens the sustainability of coastline cities. It suggests measures that could improve the resilience of the elements and components of coastline buildings and consequently enhance the safety of life and property, and improve the physical and economic performance of coastline buildings.

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Climatic conditions and the resilience of buildings along Lagos coastline

Faremi

Ajayi

Zakariyyah

et al. 2021

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“…An "energy provision" metric developed by [18] assesses the ability of a building to provide energy during a disruption, with more specific metrics including natural/mechanical ventilation potential, air filtration, and daylight coverage. Criteria-based building resilience and sustainability rating systems and certifications, such as LEED [19], RELi 2.0 [20], US Resiliency Council Building Rating System [21], and BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) [22] aim to assess building resilience mostly through "feature-based" verification [23], which provides a prescriptive path to resilience, but does not necessarily take the form of explicit resilience metrics.…”

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Assessing the Energy Resilience of Office Buildings: Development and Testing of a Simplified Metric for Real Estate Stakeholders

Mathew¹,

Sanchez²,

Lee³

et al. 2021

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Increasing concern over higher frequency extreme weather events is driving a push towards a more resilient built environment. In recent years there has been growing interest in understanding how to evaluate, measure, and improve building energy resilience, i.e., the ability of a building to provide energy-related services in the event of a local or regional power outage. In addition to human health and safety, many stakeholders are keenly interested in the ability of a building to allow continuity of operations and minimize business disruption. Office buildings are subject to significant economic losses when building operations are disrupted due to a power outage. We propose “occupant hours lost” (OHL) as a means to measure the business productivity lost as the result of a power outage in office buildings. OHL is determined based on indoor conditions in each space for each hour during a power outage, and then aggregated spatially and temporally to determine the whole building OHL. We used quasi-Monte Carlo parametric energy simulations to demonstrate how the OHL metric varies due to different building characteristics across different climate zones and seasons. The simulation dataset was then used to develop simple regression models for assessing the impact of ten key building characteristics on OHL. The most impactful were window-to-wall ratio and window characteristics. The regression models show promise as a simple means to assess and screen for resilience using basic building characteristics, especially for non-critical facilities where it may not be viable to conduct detailed engineering analysis.

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“…Building resilience is often linked with policymaking and strategies for the built environment in the aftermath of catastrophic or traumatic changes. It is a multidimensional concept covering physical (e.g., quality of building design and construction), infrastructural (e.g., lifelines), environmental (e.g., natural hazards), economic-social (e.g., impacts on local communities), political-regulatory (e.g., building codes and standards) and organizational aspects (e.g., decision-making strategies) [6][7][8][9][10][11].…”

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Risk-Informed Performance-Based Metrics for Evaluating the Structural Safety and Serviceability of Constructed Assets against Natural Disasters

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The tangible and intangible value derived from the built environment is of great importance. This raises concerns related to the resilience of constructed assets to both human-made and natural disasters. Consideration of these concerns is present in the countless decisions made by various stakeholders during the decades-long life cycle of this type of physical asset. This paper addresses these issues from the standpoint of the engineering aspects that must be managed to enhance the structural safety and serviceability of buildings against natural disasters. It presents risk-informed performance-based parameterization strategies and evaluation criteria as well as design methods to embed differentiated levels of structural safety and serviceability of buildings against wind, snow, earthquakes and other natural agents. The proposed approach enables designers to assure the resilience and reliability of building structures against natural risks.

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Development of a Tool for Assessing Commercial Building Resilience

Cited by 27 publications

References 8 publications

Climatic conditions and the resilience of buildings along Lagos coastline

Climatic conditions and the resilience of buildings along Lagos coastline

Assessing the Energy Resilience of Office Buildings: Development and Testing of a Simplified Metric for Real Estate Stakeholders

Risk-Informed Performance-Based Metrics for Evaluating the Structural Safety and Serviceability of Constructed Assets against Natural Disasters

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