Five Rings
Site → Perimeter → Shell → Life Systems → Recovery
Building Resilience · site, shell, life systems and recovery
A stronger property is one with well-coordinated protection and continuity systems.
Building resilience means understanding how the property responds, strengthening the most important pathways first, preserving essential functions where practical and making recovery easier when protection is exceeded.
Wind Flood Fire Heat Outage
Whole-property method
Protect from the outside in. Plan for what happens next.
Weather resilience is strongest when the site, building shell, essential systems and recovery pathway are considered together.
01SiteTerrain · drainage · vegetation · access
02PerimeterWalls · hardscape · barriers · near-building zone
03ShellRoof · openings · vents · edges
04Life SystemsPower · water · communications · cooling · sanitation
05RecoveryAccess · records · drying · repair · next action
Resilience Pathway
What is exposed, what happens next, and where can the sequence be strengthened?
Survive · Function · Recover
Protect the structure, preserve essential use, shorten the recovery path.
Protection Dividend
Compare everyday value as well as hazard-day value.
72-Hour House
Review shelter, water, sanitation, food, communications and temperature over a 72-hour period.
Resilience Passport
Record evidence, limits, maintenance and the next useful improvement.
Protection pathways
Build the protection package around the actual exposure.
Planning pathway
New Build
Set levels, orientation, drainage, openings, service locations and continuity requirements before finishes are fixed.
Planning pathway
Retrofit
Start with evidence, maintenance and the highest-priority interfaces before major replacement.
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Essential Power
Define essential functions, reduce loads and then size future backup, transfer and islanding pathways.
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Water Continuity
Separate potable and utility-water needs, storage, pressure, pump power, isolation and safe use.
Planning pathway
Communications
Keep low-power network equipment, charging and critical property information available during disruption.
Planning pathway
72-Hour Property Test
Stress-test shelter, water, sanitation, food preservation, lighting, communications and indoor temperature.
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Recovery Planning
Choose details, access and records that make drying, repair and safe isolation easier after an event.
Planning pathway
Commercial + Public
Apply the same resilience-pathway logic to resorts, schools, councils, commercial buildings and critical facilities.
Open pathway01Weather protection strategy
Begin with the hazard profile, not the floor plan or gadget list.
Wind, water, fire, heat and infrastructure interruption should be mapped against the actual site. A resilient new build can set levels, orientation, access, critical service locations and maintenance routes before those decisions become expensive to change.
02Weather protection strategy
Sequence protects budget as well as property.
Maintenance and low-cost priority improvements come first. Medium budgets should complete one or two high-consequence pathways well. Major capital work should strengthen the overall resilience architecture rather than merely add premium finishes or more equipment.
03Weather protection strategy
Design a low-load refuge zone.
One room or small area can be easier to keep powered, shaded, cooled, warmed or filtered during disruption. That can reduce the backup-system size needed and give occupants a practical continuity mode without trying to make the whole building autonomous.
04Weather protection strategy
Water continuity is source → quality → storage → pressure → backup → isolation.
A tank is not a complete water strategy if the pump cannot operate during an outage. Potable and non-potable uses should be separated, with local plumbing, treatment and backflow requirements confirmed before connection.
05Weather protection strategy
Recovery is designed before the event.
Photographs of hidden work, accessible shutoffs, labelled services, raised vulnerable equipment, inspectable assemblies and records of installed systems can reduce uncertainty and repair time after severe weather.
Project planning sequence
MAP → PRIORITISE → VERIFY → INTEGRATE → MAINTAIN
Map the hazard and building interfaces. Prioritise the interfaces with the greatest consequence. Verify the exact product information and local design requirements. Integrate structure, drainage, power, access and recovery. Maintain the system so the protection remains effective over time.
Project-specific technical review
Planning guidance first. Exact requirements confirmed for the project.
The planning guide helps identify what to protect and which questions to ask. Structural, flood, electrical, wildfire, drainage and product-performance decisions are then confirmed against the selected system, current project documentation, local requirements and qualified professional input where required.
Connected project pathway
Everything you need to take the next project step.
Product rangeWeather Protection
Explore the current Weather Protection range, project pathways and product information.
Open pathway Planning guideWeather Protection Planning GuidePlan the project around application, site conditions, interfaces, evidence and local responsibilities before the final configuration is frozen.
Open pathway Project filesProject Upload ToolSend plans, dimensions, photographs and project information for review.
Open pathway TechnicalTechnical & Specifier CentreUse current product information, technical documentation and professional project resources.
Open pathway Project briefWeather Protection Project BriefSend the project scope, destination, dimensions, quantities and supporting information for manual review.
Open pathwayRelated pathwayProject references & planning
Technical informationNeed a datasheet, drawing, test report or tender submittal?
Request technical information No current public document is registered against this exact page yet. Tell Apollo what the project needs and the team can review the current product/configuration-specific information available.
Apollo NZ Global · International project supply
Build the weather-protection package around the property.
Send the location, plans, photos, opening dimensions and the weather exposures you are planning for. If the exact product is not listed, Apollo can review suitable supply pathways against the project brief.