The Property Council’s NSW Asset Management and Sustainable Development Committee, with input from AECOM, have published a policy document providing building owners with practical guidance to protect their assets in the event of extreme weather. “Climate Change Risk: What should we do to make our buildings more resilient?” contains background information on climate change and case studies in relation to three different extreme weather scenarios, extreme heat and bushfires, extreme rainfall and flooding and storm and coastal inundation.

The document is specific to the Sydney metropolitan area and offers adaptation opportunities across the three outlined extreme weather scenarios on a design and operational basis. The policy document also encourages the development of corporate climate adaptation strategies to support the implementation of climate resilience.

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