Buildings vs. Heatwaves: Sandbox Extra FOMO5 1, from ‘Summer in the City’

As temperatures soar in the UK, it's crucial to adapt our buildings to withstand the heat. 

Buildings vs Heatwaves: How do we boost resilience in extreme weather?  

Taken from our latest Sandbox ‘Extra’ episode, ‘Summer in the City’, this week’s FOMO5 highlights an insightful extract from Episode 05, ‘Weathering Heights’. Join Smith Mordak, Chief Executive of UKGBC, and Lara Balazs, Associate, Buro Happold, as they explore how we can optimise energy use and enhance our homes for extreme weather. 

Lara emphasised the importance of understanding our homes better, such as using cross ventilation to save energy and stay comfortable. Lara said: “Getting comfortable with building physics and also with energy is such an important thing to be able to understand how you can use it better and just make sure that you're using our shared resources in a much more efficient way.”     

Smith, discussing the weather when it comes to energy efficiency, added, “The same way you check the weather before you decide what you're going to put on before you go outside, maybe we need to just be thinking a little bit more about the weather and our energy use.” 

Tune in to this week’s Sandbox FOMO5 to learn more about making our buildings more resilient and energy efficient. 

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