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Resilience
Resilience Principle 1 โ Withstand
Resilience Principle 2 โ Respond
Resilience Principle 3 โ Improve
Leading Resilience Rating System
English Definition
The capacity of a building, community, or system to anticipate, absorb, recover from, and adapt to adverse events โ including extreme weather, power outages, and long-term climate change โ without compromising essential functions or the wellbeing of occupants.
Resilience in the Built Environment
Resilience in the built environment context refers to the capacity of buildings, infrastructure, and communities to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disruptive events โ whether sudden shocks (extreme weather events, power grid failures, earthquakes) or gradual stresses (rising ambient temperatures, sea level rise, resource scarcity). A resilient building continues to provide safe, habitable conditions for its occupants during and after adverse events, and recovers quickly to full operational capability.
The concept is distinguished from mere robustness (structural strength to withstand specific loads) by its emphasis on adaptability and recovery. A resilient building system may not prevent all disruption, but it minimises disruption consequences, maintains critical functions, and returns to normal operation with minimal downtime. Three interlinked capacities define resilience: Absorb โ the ability to withstand the initial shock without catastrophic failure; Adapt โ the ability to maintain core functions in a degraded mode; Transform โ the ability to improve design and operation in response to experience.
Resilience Considerations in UAE Building Design
Several resilience challenges are particularly relevant in the UAE context. Power supply resilience: the UAE’s electricity grid is highly reliable, but extreme heat events create demand spikes that risk localised supply disruptions; buildings with on-site backup generation or battery storage maintain critical functions during outages. Cooling system resilience: in a climate where outdoor temperatures can reach 50ยฐC, loss of cooling is rapidly life-threatening; HVAC redundancy and passive cooling fallback measures (high thermal mass, natural ventilation potential) protect occupants. Water supply resilience: dependence on energy-intensive desalination makes the UAE water supply vulnerable to power or infrastructure disruptions; on-site water storage and harvesting provide resilience buffer.
Resilience in Green Building Frameworks
Resilience is increasingly recognised as a dimension of sustainable building performance distinct from energy efficiency. The RELi Rating System, developed by the US Green Building Council, is the leading rating tool specifically focused on building resilience โ covering energy and water resilience, hazard preparedness, occupant health during disruptions, and community resilience. Pilot resilience credits are available within LEED v4.1. In the UAE, resilience requirements are embedded in building codes through structural standards and fire safety requirements, but a holistic building resilience framework specifically aligned with UAE climate risks is an emerging area of policy development.
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ูุฏุฑุฉ ุงูู ุจูู ุฃู ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ุฃู ุงููุธุงู ุนูู ุชูููุน ุงูุฃุญุฏุงุซ ุงูุณูุจูุฉ ูุงูุชูููู ู ุนูุง ูุงูุชุนุงูู ู ููุง โ ุจู ุง ูููุง ุงูุทูุณ ุงูู ุชุทุฑู ูุงููุทุงุน ุงูููุฑุจุงุก ูุงูุชุบูุฑ ุงูู ูุงุฎู ุทููู ุงูุฃู ุฏ โ ุฏูู ุงูู ุณุงุณ ุจุงููุธุงุฆู ุงูุฃุณุงุณูุฉ ุฃู ุฑูุงููุฉ ุงูุดุงุบููู.
ุงูู ุฑููุฉ ูู ุงูุจูุฆุฉ ุงูู ุจููุฉ
ุชูุดูุฑ ุงูู ุฑููุฉ ูู ุณูุงู ุงูุจูุฆุฉ ุงูู ุจููุฉ ุฅูู ูุฏุฑุฉ ุงูู ุจุงูู ูุงูุจููุฉ ุงูุชุญุชูุฉ ูุงูู ุฌุชู ุนุงุช ุนูู ุงูุตู ูุฏ ุฃู ุงู ุงูุฃุญุฏุงุซ ุงูู ูุฎูููุฉ ูุงูุชูููู ู ุนูุง ูุงูุชุนุงูู ู ููุง โ ุณูุงุก ุฃูุงูุช ุตุฏู ุงุช ู ูุงุฌุฆุฉ (ุฃุญุฏุงุซ ุทูุณ ู ุชุทุฑูุฉ ูุงููุทุงุน ุดุจูุฉ ุงูููุฑุจุงุก ูุงูุฒูุงุฒู) ุฃู ุถุบูุทุงู ุชุฏุฑูุฌูุฉ (ุงุฑุชูุงุน ุฏุฑุฌุงุช ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุงูู ุญูุทุฉ ูุงุฑุชูุงุน ู ุณุชูู ุงูุจุญุฑ ููุฏุฑุฉ ุงูู ูุงุฑุฏ). ูุชูู ูููุฒ ู ุจุฏุฆูุงู ุซูุงุซ ูุฏุฑุงุช ู ุชุฑุงุจุทุฉ: ุงูุงู ุชุตุงุตุ ูุงูุชููููุ ูุงูุชุญููู.
ุงุนุชุจุงุฑุงุช ุงูู ุฑููุฉ ูู ุชุตู ูู ุงูู ุจุงูู ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุชูุฉ
ุนุฏุฉ ุชุญุฏูุงุช ููู ุฑููุฉ ุฐุงุช ุตูุฉ ุจุดูู ุฎุงุต ุจุงูุณูุงู ุงูุฅู ุงุฑุงุชู. ู ุฑููุฉ ุฅู ุฏุงุฏุงุช ุงูููุฑุจุงุก: ุฃุญุฏุงุซ ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุงููุตูู ุชููุฌูุฏ ุทูุฑุงุช ูู ุงูุทูุจ ุชูุนุฑููุถ ุงูุฅู ุฏุงุฏุงุช ุงูู ุญููุฉ ูุฎุทุฑ ุงูุงููุทุงุน. ู ุฑููุฉ ูุธุงู ุงูุชุจุฑูุฏ: ูู ู ูุงุฎ ุชุจูุบ ููู ุฏุฑุฌุงุช ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌูุฉ 50ยฐู ุ ููุฏุงู ุงูุชุจุฑูุฏ ู ููุฏููุฏ ููุญูุงุฉ ุจุณุฑุนุฉ. ู ุฑููุฉ ุฅู ุฏุงุฏุงุช ุงูู ูุงู: ุงูุงุนุชู ุงุฏ ุนูู ุชุญููุฉ ุงูู ูุงู ูุซููุฉ ุงูุทุงูุฉ ููุนุฑููุถ ุงูุฅู ุฏุงุฏ ููุฎุทุฑ ุนูุฏ ุงููุทุงุน ุงูููุฑุจุงุก.
ุงูู ุฑููุฉ ูู ุฃุทุฑ ุงูู ุจุงูู ุงูุฎุถุฑุงุก
ุชุญุธู ุงูู ุฑููุฉ ุจุชูุฏูุฑ ู ุชุฒุงูุฏ ุจูุตููุง ุจูุนุฏุงู ู ู ุฃุจุนุงุฏ ุงูุฃุฏุงุก ุงูู ุณุชุฏุงู ููู ุจูู ู ุณุชููุงู ุนู ููุงุกุฉ ุงูุทุงูุฉ. ูููุนุฏู ูุธุงู ุชูููู RELiุ ุงูุฐู ุทูููุฑู ู ุฌูุณ ุงูู ุจุงูู ุงูุฎุถุฑุงุก ุงูุฃู ุฑูููุ ุฃุฏุงุฉ ุงูุชูููู ุงูุฑุงุฆุฏุฉ ุงูู ููุฑููุณุฉ ุฎุตูุตุงู ูู ุฑููุฉ ุงูู ุจุงูู. ูุชุชููุฑ ููุงุท ู ุฑููุฉ ุชุฌุฑูุจูุฉ ุถู ู LEED v4.1.
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