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Architects Warn Buildings Need to be Stronger to Cope with Climate Change"Climate change will have a big impact on the way buildings are designed in the future. It is more of an issue in Scotland, because predictions suggest the country is going to get both wetter and warmer.
"This means we can expect more flooding, higher winds and more storms.
"For architects the challenge will be to make sure buildings are robust enough to cope with that kind of climate change.
"In Scotland we will need to look at building robust facades that can cope with wetter winters. More rain at that time of year could create problems with mould."
Kay Jenkinson, of UKCIP, said: "We have been working with the architect profession to make them aware of the impact of climate change."
The government-backed study, written by architect Bill Gething, will be published next month.
It is expected to outline a number of practical measures architects can take into account when designing buildings to deal with climate change.
He recommends new buildings should be more robust to deal with extreme weather events, such as hurricanes.
And he said more nails will be needed in roof tiles as well as stronger bracing to deal with extreme weather events.
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