Climate change

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Building resilience

1 October 2016, Build 156

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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Risk and rising seas

By Tim Grafton 1 October 2016, Build 156, Feature article

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.

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Climate change housing costs

By Ian Page 1 October 2016, Build 156, Feature article

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?

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