Building heat-resilient neighbourhoods
This publication is a project outcome aimed at addressing the gap in user-friendly overheating metrics amongst different stakeholders, with a particular focus on Islington, which has been identified as one of the most vulnerable boroughs in London to the impacts of climate change. The researchers collected stories from Islington residents to capture their experiences of living and working in overheated buildings.
Their experiences provided non-technical insights of how buildings are performing under higher temperature scenarios and how vulnerability of individuals differs within these buildings. From young children, hospital staff, people with long-term health conditions, the people of Islington are not prepared for the impacts of increasing temperatures. A roundtable event was held to collect feedback on what a successful overheating index could look like. Participants included architects, local authorities, tenant's associations, and local businesses. The findings from this research identify that further work is required to develop detailed options for the design of the metric, with additional research required into the economic feasibility and public uptake of an overheating tool.
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