Panellists:
IEM Disaster Risk Reduction Advisory Board Committee members & Invited Guests


SYNOPSIS

Flood occurrences would seem like common phenomenon in Malaysia. Various engineering measures had been made to mitigate flood. When a building is located in a flood prone area, additional measures have been taken to keep the water out.

In any building, the engineered flood solutions could have limited and other challenges. This is because a building would have openings for people, vehicles and utilities. At times, these could lead into below ground levels, such as basement, tunnels or underpasses, where the water could flow into and then pool. The water pool could get deep if water flow in is not stopped. The pooled water will damage the mechanical and electrical utilities, parked cars or cut-off connections within the building. This will shut down the building operations, devalue the property, cause property damage, economic loss, injury and loss of life.

IEM also wish to take this to create a good platform and channel for the IEM members / engineers to bring forward their technical concerns and issues on storm water and flood mitigation strategies in the future dialogue between IEM and Local Authorities and relevant agencies.

With the support from the industry stakeholders, IEM had developed Guideline on Flood Abatement Equipment – Engineering Guide of Designation, Testing and Documentation in 2019 and IEM Disaster Risk Reduction Advisory Board would like to give a brief introduction on the Guideline during the Forum.

Participants are encouraged to send questions in advance to this email: iem.drrab@gmail.com