Impacts on SW and
background information
Sectors:
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biodiversity
- Business and Utilities
- Housing and Construction
- Local Government
- Tourism
- Transport
Warming to the idea*
*SW Climate Change Impact Scoping Study including report summary and technical report
Aim:
To design buildings for a warmer, wetter climate and increased storminess. Consider site location and layout, structure and building materials; consult key climate change guidance and checklists for developers in adapting to climate change.
Lead contact: Tim Simmons (tim.simmons@zen.co.uk) representing Future Foundations.
Latest Progress Report - for past papers, see below
Climate SouthWest is working with Future Foundations and Constructing Excellence SW to identify key adaptation messages and priority audiences within the built environment. Information and resources about adapting to climate change, along with details of Climate SouthWest, have been included on the new 'Building a Better South West' website at www.buildsw.org.uk/climate_change.
Climate SouthWest's Housing and Construction sector is lead by Future Foundations, the South West's Sustainable Construction programme. A key piece of work that this sector supported was the development of the ‘South West Checklist for Developments: A simple tool for sustainable buildings’ in 2007. Visit our Tools page for more information.
Tools
Please visit our Tools page for access to relevant tools and reports for the Housing and Construction sector.
For further information and advice about adapting to climate change within the Housing and Construction sector, please see the Climate Change and Homeowner pages of the Future Foundations / Constructing Excellence website www.buildsw.org.uk/climate_change and www.buildsw.org.uk/homeowner.
Past Papers etc
Managing the weather: climate change and the civil engineer (March 2006) - Joint Climate SouthWest* - ICE event, 1 March 2006, Bristol *(with Business & Utilities Sector)
Some of the papers presented at this event:
• The work of Climate SouthWest - Sarah Hendel-Blackford & Lesley Seymour, Climate SouthWest (pdf 913kb)
• Overview of Climate Change Forecasting Research - Fiona Hewer, Met Office (pdf 2.1 Mb)
• Climate Change and the Water Supply/Demand Balance - Neil Whiter, South West Water (pdf 3.6Mb)
• Effects of Climate Change on Power Supply - Shanti Majithia, National Grid (pdf 1.7Mb)