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Building in Resilience: Long-term Considerations in the Design and Production of Residential Buildings in Israel

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Disaster Management: Enabling Resilience

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Abstract

Threats to national security, such as that against critical infrastructures not only stem from man-made acts but also from natural hazards. Hurricane Katrina (2005), Blackout Canada-US (2003), Fukushima (2011), Hurricane Sandy (2012), and Alberta floods (2013) are examples that highlight the vulnerability of critical infrastructures and buildings to different kinds of disasters. In this chapter we describe the need for an integrated approach to building design which considers the possible synergies between structural durability and energy efficiency. Developing ideas from previous work regarding architectural awareness of earthquake resistance, we introduce three levels of integration needed when designing for resilience: (1) integration in multi-disciplinary design teams; (2) integration in the design process, i.e. integrated design or co-design, and (3) integration of long-term and short-term considerations. The aim of this chapter is to examine barriers to the integrated design of resilient buildings by looking at disincentives for non-linear co-design processes along the extended building supply chain.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    According to a meeting report regarding regulations for energy efficiency, took place in February 2011 as part of the code preparation: given by prof. Erel from Ben Gurion University.

  2. 2.

    In order to prevent the penetration of toxic gases.

  3. 3.

    The association of contractors and builders in Israel estimated an additional cost of 34,000 shekels for each apartment because of this requirement in their document from 25/10/11.

  4. 4.

    Taken from Sever [34].

  5. 5.

    Taken from the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources’ site: a PDF document in Hebrew: Energy consumption in buildings (2012).

  6. 6.

    This was the subject of a professional day (2.7.13) that included lectures by an engineer specializing in seismic design, a leading Israeli project manager specializing in green projects, a head of the engineering branch of one of the municipalities, and entrepreneurs.

  7. 7.

    It is interesting to notice that one of the leading contractors in Israel explained in a public panel that he could build a green building which would cost less than a conventional one.

  8. 8.

    These skills are needed in order to get any permit not only for green building.

  9. 9.

    One of the Israeli entrepreneurs who lead the market of green building related to convincing the clients of the added value as the real challenge. He was speaking in the Israel Engineers Association for Construction and Infrastructure’s panel discussing: “Do entrepreneurs like green building?” in 2011.

  10. 10.

    This statement can help designers and owners to agree on goals that are reasonably in line with resources available, as suggested in design checklist to facilitate architect/engineer interaction [37].

  11. 11.

    However, according to the contractors, the procedure for professionally approving regulations is handled separately by each ministry, without considering the implication of all of these requirements together on the apartment’s price.

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  1. Department of Man in the Desert (MID), Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Sede Boqer Campus 84990, Isreal

    M. Sever, Y. Garb & D. Pearlmutter

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Sever, M., Garb, Y., Pearlmutter, D. (2015). Building in Resilience: Long-term Considerations in the Design and Production of Residential Buildings in Israel. In: Masys, A. (eds) Disaster Management: Enabling Resilience. Lecture Notes in Social Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08819-8_4

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