Property News · August 17, 2019

How to build a climate-proof home that never floods


The Netherlands has found an ingenious way to combat rising water – build housing that does the sameCould climate change-resistant homes help solve the housing crisis? The Met Office’s conclusion was unequivocal. There is “no doubt” climate change played a role in the record-breaking temperatures that fried the UK and northern Europe last month.But there was an irony in this year’s latest heatwave too. The scorching heat that sparked fears of buckled train tracks and made many of us yearn for rain was a symptom of a gradual shift that isn’t just raising temperatures but is making flooding more likely too. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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