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MITIGATING
CLIMATE RISKS WITH AI
How AI-driven information management helps mitigate the risks of climate change in construction. By Dan Ashton
While there has been much focus on how the construction sector can decarbonise and reduce its contribution to climate change, not enough attention has been given to the physical risks a changing climate will bring to construction sites- and how to mitigate them.
As global temperatures continue to rise, Britain is likely to experience warmer and wetter winters, as well as hotter and drier summers. The warmer climate will also mean more severe weather events including heatwaves, intense precipitation, and high-velocity winds. As a consequence, construction projects face increased risk of economic losses and safety hazards.
How weather extremes affect construction sites
The vulnerability of the sector to extreme weather was highlighted in July 2022. According to the Office of National Statistics, the heatwave, which brought record-
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