Our climate is changing, rapidly and dangerously. In the UK, climate change is causing hotter, driers summers and wetter, windier winters that are having increasingly severe health, economic, and social impacts for our built environment and communities. It’s vital to address how our buildings and infrastructure can be adapted to remain fit for the future.

Individually, built environment professionals have a key role to play in adapting to the climate, from assessing risks to built assets and creating actionable plans, designing buildings that can handle the impacts of extreme weather, to funding extra resilience measures for our cities. In addition, a significant gear shift is required to drive systemic and institutionalised change across the industry, with a focus on delivering the scalable and widespread actions necessary to increase the UK’s resilience to climate change.

This event is a collaboration between Hoare Lea, UKGBC and BCO. The event will showcase the Soapworks development in Bristol, exploring the ESG credentials of the project and the links to climate resilience and adaptation. We will also hear from a panel of experts, discussing climate resilience and adaptation, chaired by the new UKGBC CEO, Smith Mordak. The panel discussion will be followed by networking and opportunity for further discussion.