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Why the town planner is key to embedding climate change resilience
Embedding climate resilience won’t happen, argues Atkins Associate Directors Viral Desai and Catalina Galego Lopez, without our town planners - the people that bring economics, data-informed strategies and the environment together to build a sustainable future for tomorrow.
WorldGBC launches new industry guide on Climate Change Resilience in the...
The WorldGBC has launched today (26 October 2022) a new industry guide on ‘Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment’, which illustrates effective and practical steps which can be taken to adapt and build resilience to the changing climate.
The role of technology in safeguarding global infrastructure and mitigating climate...
Global infrastructure is facing pressure like never before. Growing populations, time, and the impact of global warming are putting our built environment to the test - and it’s a test it’s currently failing, explains Andrea Bartoli, chief technology officer at Worldsensing.
Urban heat: Digital tools hold the key to mitigation and resilience
With cities around the world facing potential heatwaves every summer, Dima Zogheib, nature positive design lead, and Dimple Rana, environmental and buildings physics specialist at Arup, discuss how digital tools can help manage the impact of extreme heat.
COP28: 350 industry leaders sign open letter to demand regulatory change...
Over 350 industry leaders have signed an open letter to negotiators and political leaders calling for urgent regulatory changes to tackle the climate crisis.
Climate change’s influence on construction insurance in the UK and the...
Climate change is reshaping the construction industry in the UK, with more frequent and intense extreme weather events posing risks to property and construction projects. In this article, Build Warranty® delve into how the construction insurance sector is proactively responding to these challenges.
Major UK water resilience project planning to be delivered by Mott...
Planning for a UK water resilience project that will see up to 115M litres of wastewater transported per day will be delivered by Mott MacDonald and Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd.
How industry can plug the climate adaptation data gap
Climate change is here, and the UK isn’t ready. But infrastructure owners and operators can play a key role in bridging the adaptation data gap, writes David Smith, fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
How a connected digital twin can help increase climate resilience
Combining asset data into a connected digital twin can give asset owners across energy, water and telecoms networks a better understanding of the risk of extreme weather events caused by climate change, allowing them to take action.
The foundations for futureproofing housebuilding against climate change
The latest NHBC Foundation report, Building Foundation Solutions – Future Proofing Against Climate Change, focuses on the increasingly significant issue of foundation design and how this aspect of the build process can help in futureproofing housebuilding against extreme weather caused by climate change.
How a systems thinking approach boosts infrastructure’s climate resilience
Andy Sloan, MD and senior VP of COWI UK, explores how a systems thinking approach provides comprehensive and essential climate resilience in community infrastructure.
Recession resilience- what construction can learn from historic challenges
Adrian Buttress, managing director of specialist supplier PermaGroup, describes why the construction industry is more recession resilient than you might think.
Futureproofing foundation design against climate change in house building
A new report from the NHBC explains how foundation design can be integral to futureproofing against climate change in house building.
Use planning system to soften climate impacts, RTPI urges local councils
Planning experts at RTPI and TCPA have issued fresh guidance to local authorities, urging them to embed climate resilience into new developments and local plans.
Digital Twins: The answer to urban decarbonisation and a climate-resilient future
In this piece, Linda Wade, CEO of Spinview, will look at how visually intelligent digital twins can tackle urban decarbonisation and support decision-makers within the built environment in a climate-resilient future.
What’s next for the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo)?
Loren Chamberlain, senior product manager, CReDo, explores why systems thinking and a Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) matter for Critical National Infrastructure.
Retrofitting: One solution to the energy, cost of living and climate...
Retrofitting, and increasing the repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) of the existing housing stock is one the most significant challenges (and opportunities) to reaching net zero, reducing energy bills and improving public health, says David Barnes, policy and public affairs manager at the Chartered Institute of Building.
Tackling urban heatwaves: Delivering the UK’s first climate resilient ‘Smart City’
In this article, Barny Evans, sustainability director at Turley explains to PBC Today how processes and systems to address the effects of climate change can be reformed to tackle 'urban heatwaves' and the impact of a rising climate on city infrastructure.
How digital technologies enhance infrastructure resilience
2022 EC3 Thorpe Medal winner Dr Sotirios Argyroudis explains the exciting opportunities and roles of digital twins, IoT and machine learning in enhancing critical infrastructure resilience and sustainability.
The role of climate intelligence in creating resilient infrastructure
In this article, Kate Rodger, head of customer success at Cervest explains to PBC Today the importance of climate intelligence in adapting our infrastructure to address the ongoing climate crisis.
How will changes in legislation affect sustainable development planning?
James Cook, head of planning at Blacks Solicitors, discusses the legislative and planning policy background and how recent changes, in response to COP26, are going to affect sustainable development planning in the coming years.
Material shortage and inflation will change construction in 2022
Craig Sanders, joint managing director, Protrade, analyses how the ongoing raw material and price inflation challenges are going to force change in the UK construction industry in 2022.
Increasing climate resilience through connected digital twins
At COP26, the National Digital Twin launched the Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) project with a short film, Tomorrow Today, highlighting the essential role of infrastructure in the climate emergency along with an interactive app to explore how connected digital twins can help plan for better adaptation and resilience.
Housebuilding sector shows resilience despite new challenges
A recent poll by structural warranty provider LABC Warranty found that the availability of land – for so long the number one hurdle for housebuilders to leap – no longer features in the top three challenges the construction sector faces.
Feeling the heat: How prepared are our buildings for a changing...
The third Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk from the Climate Change Committee has warned that a lack of action on climate adaptation is heightening the danger of financial and societal costs in the future. Hannah Jane and Kai Liebetanz of the UK Green Building Council argue that the UK needs an ambitious and detailed adaptation plan now.
Guidance to help built assets adapt to climate risk and enhance...
The UKGBC has today (29 April) published its 'Principles for delivering urban Nature-based Solutions' (NBS) to help developers and owners increase the incorporation of NBS in construction.