“The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says three-quarters of existing flood defences are inadequately maintained because of a cash shortage.”

“The report admits that accurately foretelling the UK's future weather is impossible, but it stresses the need to be resilient to extremes of all kinds.”

“It maintains that the threat from heatwaves has been too little discussed. It says homes and public buildings are still being constructed for the past climate instead of the future climate, and warns that premature deaths from overheating could triple to 7,000 per year by the 2050s as temperatures rise and the population ages.”

“The CCC estimates that a fifth of homes are already at risk of overheating, even in a cool summer, and mentions forthcoming research from Cambridge University which concludes that 90% of hospital wards are already prone to overheat.”

A Neighbourhood Framework for Designing with Climate ChangeChengzhi Peng, SSoA, 22/10/2014, BLR-SUI

2012 2050 2050 FCB Masterplan

A Neighbourhood Framework for Designing with Climate Change, Dr Chengzhi Peng, 22/10/2014, BLR-SUI

DesignBuilder simulation of the present ICoSS building’s indoor environmental conditions: 24 July 2012, 15:00

DesignBuilder simulation of future ICoSS building’s indoor environmental conditions: 24 July 2050, 15:00

(A) Air Temperature [°C], (B) Relative Humidity [%], (C) Mean Radiant Temperature [°C], (D) Outdoor Air Temperature [° C].

A Neighbourhood Framework for Designing with Climate Change, Dr Chengzhi Peng, 22/10/2014, BLR-SUI

ENVI-met - CCWeatherGen – EngeryPlus, July 2050

Coupled Neighbourhood Microclimate Modelling and Building Performance Simulations

A Neighbourhood Framework for Designing with Climate Change, Dr Chengzhi Peng, 22/10/2014, BLR-SUI

Urban Neighbourhood as a Spatial-Temporal Frameworkfor Transcultural Understanding of DwC2

• Inputs to Design: Designing with Climate Change (DwC2) synthesizing different kinds of knowledge (what, how, where)

• Evaluation of DwC2: Scientific Research vs. Design Practice

• DwC2 Outputs: User & Community Engagement

• Pedagogical Research: knowledge and skills to facilitate transcultural understanding; design responses to challenge climate change inactionA Neighbourhood Framework for Designing with Climate Change, Dr Chengzhi Peng, 22/10/2014, BLR-SUI