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Resilient Housing Conference

Delivering low-risk, long-life housing using concrete and masonry

The Modern Masonry Alliance is a body that seeks to ensure developers and designers, customers and

• ccupants understand the

benefits of masonry solutions. @ masonrymodern

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• Free resource for specifiers
• Concrete Quarterly
• Publications : general and technical
• Practice workshops
• Seminars and conferences
• Training courses
• Webinars
• Concrete Elegance Lectures

www.concretecentre.com www.thisisconcrete.co.uk www.sustainableconcrete.org.uk

Resilient Housing:

Designing homes for long-term performance and low maintenance

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Event supporters

Defining Resilience

“ To withstand and recover from extreme events” “ To endure in changing conditions”

For UK housing development tsunami, earthquake and hurricanes are unlikely scenarios

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Climate change scenarios

Flooding S torms Overheating

Some other resilience considerations

• Infestation/ rot
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ubsidence

• Occupant actions
• Fire
• Extreme cold
• Terrorism

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Business case for Resilience

• Asset protection
• Reducing commercial risk
• Responsible
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afe

• Opportunity for market advantage
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ustainable

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tandards, policy & regulation (e.g. BREEAM & HQM)

• Insurance

Masonry and concrete: a fabric first approach to resilience

Inherent performance

• Durability
• Flood resilience
• Thermal mass (overheating)
• Fire resistance
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• und insulation
• Rot and vermin proof

Delivering low risk and long life

Greenwatt Way High thermal performance and airtightness