Challenges Posed by Climate Change to the Building Industry

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is related to the Second International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2023*), organized by Itecons, University of Coimbra (Portugal), in collaboration with CONST-NRC (Canada), taking place in Funchal (Madeira Island), Portugal, from 27 to 30 June 2023.

The effects of climate change on buildings and building occupants is necessitating changes to building practice in order to counter the impact of increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as intense winds, rain events of longer duration and greater strength, hurricanes, and prolonged periods of excessive heat. New as well as retrofitted buildings are now in need of updated performance requirements and more useful standards and related building codes. At the same time, there is a need for product manufacturers to re-engineer their products, or develop new ones, which can achieve and maintain these new requirements over time. Given the obligation for a more resilient built environment, all key stakeholders of the construction sector need to be involved in adapting their practices going forward.

This Special Issue is dedicated to studies focused on addressing challenges facing the building industry that may arise from the effects of climate change.

Dr. Nuno Simões
Dr. Michael A. Lacasse
Dr. Julieta António
Guest Editors

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