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Modern buildings designed for a climate that no longer exists
Original: Modern building design considers a climate that ‘no longer exists’
Reports warn that modern building design is still based on historical climate data, meaning structures are being built for weather conditions that no longer exist. As heatwaves, storms and rainfall patterns intensify faster than building codes and standards are updated, architects and engineers argue that current practices leave new buildings ill-prepared for the realities of a warming world, prompting calls to redesign standards around future climate projections.
Why now: Growing extreme weather is raising concern that building standards lag behind today's climate reality.
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Evidence
- Modern building design considers a climate that ‘no longer exists’ · Sustainability Online
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