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The use of building technology to support disaster resilience: the case study of air shelter house

Cristina Pusceddu (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy)
George Blumberg (Department of Real Estate and Construction, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK)
Graziano Salvalai (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy)
Marco Imperadori (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy)

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

ISSN: 1759-5908

Article publication date: 10 April 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to report on a study to investigate the feasibility of thermal reflective multi-layer system (TRMS) as support for disaster resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

It is an innovative insulation system, developed from space engineering studies, is lightweight and is characterised by a thermal conductivity of 0.038 W/mK, making it a strong candidate for inexpensive shelter after disaster design.

Findings

One of the results of this study is a proposal for the air shelter house, a new concept design of a shelter based on TRMS.

Originality/value

The combined use of TRMS with the low cost of building materials and a 3D printer system for the construction joints provides a good compromise between building cost and energy efficiency performance. Such an innovative design supports disaster resilience during response, reconstruction and mitigation phases, and it is suitable for a wide variety of cultural and environmental situations where energy efficiency is important.

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Citation

Pusceddu, C., Blumberg, G., Salvalai, G. and Imperadori, M. (2017), "The use of building technology to support disaster resilience: the case study of air shelter house", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 8 No. 02, pp. 139-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-11-2015-0057

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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