Construction
Location
UK-wide
Sector
Membership organisations, Specialised construction activities
Summary
CIBSE have been taking steps to take climate change into consideration within their technical guidance and advice in order to build the capacity of their members’ profession.
Climate change: Adapting to the inevitable?
Location
UK-wide
Sector
Membership organisations, Construction
Summary
The IMechE commissioned a study to explore possible climate changes over the next 1000 years and the implications of these for engineers. The report presents information that will help engineering professionals in energy, water, buildings and transport sectors respond to the challenges and opportunities that climate change will bring to their work.
Community resilience work by Insurance Council of Australia
Location
International
Sector
Construction, Finance
Summary
ICA have been promoting action on resilience by property owners, the government and insurers, for example on stronger building codes and intelligent landuse planning. For further information, see the ClimateWise Adaptation report (pdf, 1.2 MB).
Location
Sunderland
Sector
Construction
Summary
Gentoo is a Housing Association that comprises several businesses: Gentoo Ventures, Gentoo Homes, Gentoo Construction, Gentoo Sunderland, Gentoo Living and Gentoo Green. Gentoo used the UKCIP Adaptation Wizard to complete a climate risk assessment and adaptation options scoping exercise.
Hallmark Blinds
Location
London
Sector
Construction
Summary
Blinds were installed in rooftop London apartments to reduce the prevelance of overheating. See the Sustainable Homes website for further information.
Homes to be proud of
Location
South East
Sector
Construction, Real estate
Summary
Evaluation of the use of reduced volume dual flush cisterns in domestic properties. See the Sustainable Homes website for further information.
Insulating a Victorian conversion
Location
North West
Sector
Construction, Real estate
Summary
Measures to reduce overheating were included as part of a refurbishment of a Victorian conversion in Liverpool.
See the Sustainable Homes website for further information.
Location
UK-wide
Sector
Construction, Real estate
Summary
Lend Lease have developed a five-stage Climate Change Adaptation Framework to make sure that climate change risks are considered at all relevant decision-points in the development process, and have proactively engaged with this emerging area by engaging across the business as well as with external experts from academia.
Longlands Green Roof
Location
East of England
Sector
Construction, Other services
Summary
Green roof installed on property in Cambridge. See the Sustainable Homes website for further information.
Location
South East
Sector
Construction, Transport
Summary
The M25 climate change adaptation strategy investigates the likely impacts of climate change on the maintenance and operational capacity of the M25 network, identifies and assesses climate risks affecting the business and sets a framework for appraisal and implementation of response options going forward.
The Scarlet
Location
South West
Sector
Construction, Other services
Summary
The Scarlet is a hotel, the development of which included several adaptation measures. For more information, see the Climate SouthWest website.
The Three Little Pigs project
Location
International
Sector
Construction, Finance
Summary
This is a research project of the Insurance Research Lab in Canada, carrying out novel experiments on extreme wind effects, moisture penetration, energy efficiency and mould growth. For further information, see the ClimateWise Adaptation report (pdf, 1.2 MB).
Location
Blewbury, Oxfordshire
Sector
Specialised construction activities
Summary
The owner of Use the Rain, Matt Napper, identified an opportunity for a service to help households and businesses reduce their reliance on mains water through rainwater harvesting systems.
