Climate change

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Preparing for natural hazards

By Ian Page 1 April 2016, Build 153, Feature article

BRANZ has done a lot of work on the costs and benefits of mitigating common natural hazards in housing. While some options are cost-effective, others hardly justify the expenditure.

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The risk from rising seas

By Dr Rob Bell 1 April 2016, Build 153, Feature article

New Zealand’s long, narrow coastline is vulnerable to the rising seas climate change will bring. A national stocktake of coastal assets, including buildings, land and infrastructure, recently quantified this risk.

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