Building resilience
Mike Mendonça, Chief Resilience Officer, Wellington City Council, leads the city’s efforts to adapt to climate change and prepare for natural disasters.
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Mike Mendonça, Chief Resilience Officer, Wellington City Council, leads the city’s efforts to adapt to climate change and prepare for natural disasters.
Despite best intentions, New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are projected to increase dramatically over the next two decades. Can the building industry do better?
Climate change is already causing rising sea levels, putting coastal properties at risk. Work by the Insurance Council and local government is identifying and evaluating this risk and considering adaptation measures.
BRANZ has been looking at the cost of building in measures to future-proof housing against climate change. The questions are, what do we need to do and what is the extra cost?
Climate change will affect old patterns of electricity consumption and may turn the usual demands for more power use in winter and less in summer on its head. However, there are other factors at play.
Considering lifetime energy use and greenhouse gas emissions during the design phase of office buildings can help mitigate the effects of climate change. A useful new tool from BRANZ can help make this easier.