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Climate-Resilient Construction Initiatives

In a world where the effects of climate change and natural disasters are escalating—from heatwaves, dust storms, and heavy rains in Kuwait to earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanic activity in other regions—ALoda Contracting Company treats the building as an integrated engineering system that must remain safe, low-fault, and economically operable for decades. From this standpoint, the company has developed a comprehensive package of Climate-Resilient Construction Initiatives for existing residential and investment buildings in Kuwait. These initiatives combine structural strengthening, rehabilitation, improving the efficiency of the external envelope, and optimising energy and water consumption, while utilising global best practices in designing buildings resistant to climatic shocks, earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanic activity, and adapting them to suit the local environment, codes, and requirements in Kuwait.

These initiatives primarily target:

  • Protecting the structural frame from excessive stresses and harsh climatic factors.
  • Reducing faults and long-term maintenance and operating costs.
  • Raising energy and water consumption efficiency, which directly impacts the owner’s and tenant’s bills.
  • Enhancing occupants’ comfort and quality of life inside the building throughout the year, in light of Kuwait’s actual, not theoretical, climate.

All works are executed based on precise engineering diagnostics, documented technical reports, and case studies for each building individually, with recommendations ranked according to technical and economic priority.

1. Structural Strengthening Works for Existing Buildings

Structural strengthening works aim to raise the building’s safety level and improve the capacity of load-bearing elements to resist excessive loads and harsh climatic factors such as high heat, humidity changes, and wind, while considering the impact of shocks and vibrations that may result from emergency conditions or disasters.
The scope of strengthening services includes, but is not limited to:

  • Conducting a field engineering inspection and analyzing previous test reports to accurately determine structural weak points.
  • Reinforcing columns, beams, and ceilings using engineered solutions such as concrete and steel jacketing.
  • Utilizing Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) systems where technically and economically viable to increase the elements’ load-bearing capacity.
  • Executing systems to increase the building’s rigidity and improve its behaviour during tremors, vibrations, and high winds.
  • Treating localized settlements and non-waterproofed joints that may affect the structure’s integrity in the long term.

These works are executed according to drawings and designs approved by a specialist structural engineer, with full documentation of the steps before, during, and after execution, ensuring every treatment is traceable and reviewable in the future.

2. Rehabilitation Works for Old or Damaged Buildings

A building that no longer meets today’s requirements does not necessarily need to be demolished. In many cases, the most suitable solution is “rehabilitation” in a studied manner that raises its lifespan, restores its efficiency and market value, and increases its capacity to withstand severe climatic conditions.


ALoda Contracting Company offers a comprehensive package in this track, including:

  • Inventorying damages in walls, ceilings, and floors, and determining the causes of cracks and fissures, not just their appearance.
  • Selecting appropriate crack treatment methods (injection, removal and replacement, localized strengthening) according to a clear technical report.

  • Renewing thermal and moisture insulation layers for roofs and exterior walls to limit water leakage and high temperatures inside the building.
  • Improving architectural facades in terms of materials, fixing methods, and resistance to weather factors, while preserving the area’s identity and nature of use.
  • Coordinating rehabilitation works to be implemented in phases that minimize disruption to building occupancy, especially in inhabited residential buildings.

The goal of rehabilitation is not temporary “patching,” but restoring the building to a stable, reliable operating condition suitable for the current and changing climate for many years.

3. Increasing Buildings' Capacity to Resist Heat, Wind, and Dust

Climate-resilient construction in Kuwait starts with the “building envelope”; walls, ceilings, windows, and doors form the first line of defense against heat, dust, and wind, and in some cases, against heavy rains and emergency weather conditions.
Within these initiatives, ALoda Contracting Company works on:

  • Enhancing thermal insulation for walls and roofs using practical solutions such as:
  • Improving the thickness of existing insulation or completing it in deficient areas.
  • Using heat-reflective layers on roofs where feasible.
  • Improving the quality and treatment of windows and doors to minimize the infiltration of hot air and dust through:
  • Using tightly sealed joints and appropriate insulation accessories.
  • Treating existing perimeter joints around windows and installing appropriate gaskets and seals.
  • Designing or modifying facades to become more capable of withstanding wind, dust storms, and rain, by: Our solutions include:
  • Selecting finishing materials appropriate for the local environment and fixing methods that withstand high winds.
  • Treating points of dust and water accumulation that cause premature warping and damage to facades.

The direct result of these works is reducing the load on air conditioning equipment, improving indoor air quality, and tangibly raising the thermal comfort level for occupants during the hottest and dustiest seasons of the year.

4. Sustainability Solutions for Existing Buildings

Sustainability at ALoda Contracting Company is not a general slogan but daily engineering and operational decisions that reflect on electricity and water bills and the lifespan of equipment inside the building, increasing the facility’s resilience in emergency conditions.
The existing building is transformed into a more efficient and sustainable building through

  • Reviewing the building’s energy consumption pattern and proposing practical solutions such as:
  • Replacing lighting systems with energy-saving systems.
  • Optimizing the distribution of AC and ventilation units and utilizing natural ventilation when possible.
  • Reducing thermal losses resulting from air leakage through external envelope openings and joints.
  • Offering solutions to reduce water consumption such as:
  • Installing water-efficient sanitary fittings without compromising user comfort.
  • Proposing more efficient irrigation systems for green areas and gardens.
  • Conducting a technical study of the building’s current state
(structure, facades, mechanical, and electrical systems)
and then submitting a prioritized recommendation report that details:
  • Measures with immediate impact on operating costs.
  • Medium- and long-term measures related to raising the property value and protecting it.

With this methodology, “Sustainability” becomes part of the building’s design and operating method, and not just a word in the contract. ALoda Contracting Company’s projects become more prepared to face climate fluctuations and emergency conditions, offering owners and occupants a higher level of safety, stability, and quality of life in the long term.

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