INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR RESILIENT OFFICE BUILDINGS TOWARDS REDUCING FLOOD DISASTER RISKS
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Flood, Disaster Risk, Office BuildingAbstract
Every year, flooding affects Malaysia, especially during the northeast monsoon season. Whilst flash floods only last a few hours, monsoon floods might take a week or longer to restore to normal water flow levels. In the interest to lessen vulnerability towards natural disasters such as floods, development of resilience building is essential since this natural phenomenon can bring considerable damages to properties such as buildings. Office buildings are one of the fundamental elements of a nation’s economy as they provide essential space and services for the community. Thus, any significant changes in their abilities to provide services for the public can bring impacts to the lives of people around them. Through the concepts of "living with floods," flood resilient construction has been widely acknowledged as a crucial part of the integrated approach to flood risk management. This can be accomplished by being aware of, and sensitive to any prospective disruptions caused by disasters, as well as studying previous disruptions. This paper aims to present an integrated approach for resilient office buildings towards reducing flood risks by choosing areas that are often exposed to flood hazards in Malaysia as the sampling sites namely Johor, Pahang, and Kelantan. This research commenced with a survey questionnaire to get preliminary information of the office building involved, followed by case study of selected buildings and Focus Group Discussion to get more in-depth understandings of the risks and challenges faced by building owners and managers. The findings revealed that by applying the core elements of office building resilience towards having an integrated approach for resilient office buildings can help mitigating the risks from the planning stage of land use and focus down to reduce the risks for the office building itself. This integrated approach was divided into generic and specific mitigation approaches for resilient office building towards reducing flood risk, which can be used by the building operators and related stakeholders to enhance the resilience of their office buildings.
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