Most buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming accelerates

Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Image: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
Ran Boydell
Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University

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