{"product_id":"retrofitting-for-resilience-hardening-mep-systems-against-extreme-weather-9798247424383","title":"Retrofitting for Resilience: Hardening MEP Systems Against Extreme Weather","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Nehme\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuildings standing today were designed for a climate that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, engineers relied on historical weather data, standard safety factors, and design conditions that were considered conservative and reliable. Cooling plants were sized for peak summer days that rarely occurred. Mechanical rooms were safely placed in basements. Electrical systems were assumed to operate within predictable temperature limits. Flood events were considered rare. Heatwaves were temporary inconveniences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose assumptions are now failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, hospitals, data centers, commercial towers, hotels, laboratories, and residential buildings are experiencing something their designers never anticipated: \u003cb\u003esustained extreme heat, repeated heatwaves, unprecedented humidity, urban heat island amplification, and sudden flooding events\u003c\/b\u003e that directly attack the heart of MEP systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChillers trip. Cooling towers lose capacity. AHUs cannot maintain supply air conditions. Generators overheat during blackouts. Basement mechanical rooms fill with water. BMS sensors give false readings in extreme humidity. Pumps cavitate. Electrical rooms become thermal traps. Buildings that were once considered robust are now fragile under new environmental stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not about net-zero targets, energy savings, or green design philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about \u003cb\u003esurvival engineering\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt addresses the uncomfortable reality that most existing buildings - especially in dense urban centers - cannot be demolished and rebuilt. They must be \u003cb\u003eretrofitted to survive\u003c\/b\u003e a climate that is changing faster than codes, standards, and design guides can adapt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept explored in these pages is \u003cb\u003eResilience Retrofitting\u003c\/b\u003e: the practical engineering approach to hardening existing MEP systems against extreme weather events that are becoming the new normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will not find theory here. You will find practical engineering methods to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-evaluate outdated design temperatures\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncrease cooling capacity without replacing entire plants\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetrofit air systems that collapse under extreme heat\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlood-proof mechanical and electrical rooms\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtect hydronic systems, pumps, and pipework under stress\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReinforce electrical and BMS systems during climate events\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrioritize retrofit actions for maximum resilience\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for engineers and facility professionals who are already seeing these failures in real buildings and are asking: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"How do we make this building survive the next heatwave or flood?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the next one is coming sooner than expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570254266519,"sku":"9798247424383","price":2877.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247424383.webp?v=1774880922","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/retrofitting-for-resilience-hardening-mep-systems-against-extreme-weather-9798247424383","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}