Resilience and Climate Adaptation: Building for Extreme Weather

With the advent of climate change and as extreme weather events become more frequent, this webinar explores how the construction industry can adapt and strategize to mitigate the effects of these climate extremes. Structures will need to be planned, designed and engineered to withstand challenges and counteract the effects of extreme weather.  Professor Chris Gorse of Loughborough University is a leading academic in construction engineering and management, and his expertise lies in construction management, building performance, sustainability, and energy systems, with a particular focus on delivering healthy, efficient, and sustainable built environments. He has published extensively on construction, sustainability and building performance, including co-authoring CIOB’s Guide to Sustainability in the Built Environment. In this webinar, Professor Gorse covers:

-Understanding Climate Resilience: Defining climate resilience and its significance in the construction industry in the context of increasing extreme weather events.

-Identifying Key Challenges: Recognising the specific challenges posed by climate change and extreme weather on infrastructure and urban planning.

-Exploring Adaptive Strategies: Examining effective strategies for planning, designing, and engineering resilient buildings and infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters.