Resilient Buildings

The modern building is a complex system and the "smarter" the building, the greater its complexity.

Disruptive events of various types (floods, fires, cyberattacks, power outages, etc.) can occur unexpectedly during routine operations, disrupting the ability of organizations to function, impairing their availability, and even leading to life-threatening situations.

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Infrastructure
Specifications

  • Analyzing the processes and services provided by the facility
  • Analyzing risks and identifying vulnerabilities
  • Developing an operational strategy and planning requirements for the facility
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Cyber
Security

  • Conducting risk assessments for infrastructure systems and building management systems (OT and BMS).
  • Defining and designing architecture.
  • Identifying and planning hardening solutions
  • Planning and writing of tender documents
  • Overseeing the implementation of the requirements
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Physical
Security

  • Designing a security strategy
  • Defining and designing architecture.
  • Planning and writing of tender documents
  • Overseeing the implementation of the requirements
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Coordinating
and Directing

  • Coordinating disciplinary planners to ensure continuity, survival, and service goals are met
  • Integrating and synchronizing systems and plans
  • Monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the requirements
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Operating and
Maintenance Procedures

  • Developing the operational and maintenance procedures for the facility in a variety of different scenarios
  • Establishing a common language and protocol between the maintenance and security teams for handling emergencies and maintaining functionality
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Training and
Exercises

  • Developing a comprehensive exercise and drill plan for emergency preparedness and functional continuity

Questions and Answers

The process of characterizing and planning critical facilities and smart buildings includes a comprehensive examination of the organization's needs, analyzing operational, security, cyber, and infrastructure risks, and defining technical and functional requirements for all components of the facility. It combines the worlds of engineering, technology, sustainability, emergency, cyber, and security - to create a stable, safe, and efficient infrastructure. The process addresses aspects such as energy systems, communications, backup, control systems, security, safety, environmental monitoring, and smart building management (including BMS systems).

Critical facilities are facilities whose interruption of activity could cause substantial, economic, operational or security damage. These include facilities such as control centers, infrastructure facilities, communication sites, data and information centers and security facilities. Critical facility design focuses on a high level of survivability, continuity and continuity, redundancy, backup, physical security protection and cybersecurity, and compliance with stringent standards in all of these worlds. Smart buildings, on the other hand, combine various parameters from the world of critical facilities, but are mainly focused on technologies for energy management, control, sustainability, lighting, safety, security and cyber in order to optimize operations and improve the user experience.

The process includes orderly steps:

Data collection and definition of needs – understanding the facility's functions and operational goals.
Risk analysis and threat assessment – ​​physical, environmental and technological.
Formulating a comprehensive planning plan – engineering systems, electricity, air conditioning, communications and control, and more, and building survivability, redundancy, backup and continuity capabilities for all critical infrastructure on the site.
Integrating smart systems – IoT solutions, energy management and real-time monitoring. And tight planning of protection, redundancy, backup and continuity of all of these.
Control and maintenance – planning for preventive maintenance and functional continuity over time.

Integrating smart systems enables real-time control, energy savings, early detection of faults, and improved operational reliability. This makes the facility not only safe and durable – but also more efficient and friendly to manage and maintain.

Elements Core provides full support – from initial consultation and characterization, through the design of critical facilities and smart buildings, to on-site project management. The company combines experts in the fields of engineering, security, cyber, control, emergency, continuity and safety, and ensures that each project is designed in accordance with international standards and the specific needs of the client.

The goal: to create a smart, stable, and secure infrastructure – ready for the challenges of the future.