Resilient Materials and Technologies for a Single-Family Home: A Review
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2024
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Resilient materials and technologies (RMTs) can absorb external stresses imposed during a natural disaster and enhance a building’s resilience against natural disasters. Therefore, this study identifies RMTs available for implementation in a single-family home to be resilient against hurricanes and floods. The study also determined RMTs’ performance from the perspective of variables: multi-functionality, recyclability, smartness, and market maturity. The study used three-phased exploratory research involving establishing research parameters, data collection using the forward snowballing method, and then descriptive statistical analysis for the identified RMTs. The research identified 54 RMTs that could be adopted onto a single-family home’s substructure (17 RMTs) and shell (49 RMTs). A significant majority of the RMTs were mapped onto the homes’ shell assemblies. Further, most RMTs were identified as recyclable, and very few were as smart, thereby indicating the need for smart RMTs that can transform in response to external stresses.
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