Future Climate Change and Land Use in the United Kingdom

Hulme, Michael; Hossell, J. E.; Parry, M. L.

doi:10.2307/3451403

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“…Due to climate change and unprecedented global warming, the risk of flooding in Britain is now significant and increasing with time (Hulme and Jenkins, 1998). The impact and magnitude of the problems caused by flooding are huge.…”

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Impact of flood characteristics on damage caused to UK domestic properties: the perceptions of building surveyors

Soetanto

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2004

Structural Survey

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Flood damage to domestic properties can be considered as a function of two key factors, that is the flood characteristics (e.g. velocity of flow, time duration, and nature of any suspended contaminants) and characteristics of the property (e.g. physical location, materials of construction, and ability to withstand floodwater forces). A thorough literature review identified that little or no consideration is given to the characteristics of the flood when assessing flood-damaged domestic properties. This indicates that the damage caused by floods is considered by many to be a simple problem to resolve, whereas in reality, it is a complex phenomenon, highlighting the need of research in this area. This paper presents the perceptions of 289 building surveyors regarding flood characteristics as part of a two-year research project to benchmark the assessment of flood-damaged domestic properties in the UK. Surveyors perceived the sewage, fasciae and contaminant content, and depth of the floodwater to be the most important factors to be considered in flood damage assessment.This was followed by the time duration and source of the floodwater. The velocity of the 2 floodwater was considered the least important factor. Findings also revealed that methods to determine these factors were primarily a function of individual subjective perceptions and often based on visual inspection of the floodwater alone. Definitive guidance is therefore needed in order to minimise variations in subsequent repair and reinstatement works.

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Impact of flood characteristics on damage caused to UK domestic properties: the perceptions of building surveyors

Soetanto

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2004

Structural Survey

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“…At Aonach Mor on 18 October 2008, old snow estimated at 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 metres lay on bedrock at the site illustrated in Watson et al (2008). Allowing for melting before snowfalls came on 21 October, we judge that snow 2 metres long survived.…”

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“…Writing about the spring of 2007, Watson et al (2008) had reported more patches than for some years in the Ben Nevis area, but fewer in the east Highlands. This west-east difference became yet more striking in spring 2008, with far more snow in the west than in the east.…”

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Twelve Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2008/2009

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“…Gaterell, et al [11] conducted a similar study in Southeast England on a detached house and found double glazing and loft insulation as effective solutions. In another study by Hulme et al [12] reducing air leakage, additional insulation, and enhancing solar gain were found to cause an increase in discomfort hours in summer in different locations in the UK, and Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) [13] reported that, in any climate change scenario, heating loads remain prominent until 2080.…”

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Risk Identification in the Early Design Stage Using Thermal Simulations—A Case Study

Sajjadian¹

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:The likely increasing temperature predicted by UK Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP) underlines the risk of overheating and potential increase in cooling loads in most of UK dwellings. This could also increase the possibility of failure in building performance evaluation methods and add even more uncertainty to the decision-making process in a low-carbon building design process. This paper uses a 55-unit residential unit project in Cardiff, UK as a case study to evaluate the potential of thermal simulations to identify risk in the early design stage. Overheating, increase in energy loads, carbon emissions, and thermal bridges are considered as potential risks in this study. DesignBuilder (DesignBuilder Software Ltd., Stroud, UK) was the dynamic thermal simulation software used in this research. Simulations compare results in the present, 2050, and 2080 time slices and quantifies the overall cooling and heating loads required to keep the operative temperature within the comfort zone. Overall carbon emissions are also calculated and a considerable reduction in the future is predicted. Further analysis was taken by THERM (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA) and Psi THERM (Passivate, London, UK) to evaluate the thermal bridge risk in most common junctions of the case study and the results reveal the potential of thermal assessment methods to improve design details before the start of construction stage.

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Future Climate Change and Land Use in the United Kingdom

Cited by 30 publications

References 12 publications

Impact of flood characteristics on damage caused to UK domestic properties: the perceptions of building surveyors

Impact of flood characteristics on damage caused to UK domestic properties: the perceptions of building surveyors

Twelve Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2008/2009

Risk Identification in the Early Design Stage Using Thermal Simulations—A Case Study

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