From SMART Technology to retrofitting, what solutions do we have now to make our UK buildings more resilient against climate change? Sandbox FOMO5 2, from Ep.05

‘We have most of the solutions we need already, if we only were brave enough collectively to use those’: From SMART Tech to retrofit, what solutions are we already utilising to help prepare our UK building stock for the effects of climate change? Find out in this week’s ‘Sandbox’ FOMO5… Technology, along with both active and passive solutions to adapt our buildings, are current methods being used to prepare our buildings across the UK for the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Tom Newby, Director, Structures, Buro Happold, discussing the different contributors to a passive solution, noted how the most important element is the fabric of the building, and that, “a well-insulated building could have thick walls and the small windows to control energy gain and energy loss.” Smith Mordak, our special guest in this episode, also discussing passive solutions, said: “A fun way I like to remember it is that a passive solution will work in a power cut.”    Listen to the full FOMO5 episode to find out more...  Subscribe to the whole series; sometimes we’ll tackle a subject head on, sometimes a sideways view - but always with curiosity, expertise and maybe even a dash of humour.   This podcast series is brought to you by Buro Happold (https://buro.im/SandboxPodcast).