UK building owners and investors are waking up to physical climate risks like extreme heat, floods, and power outages. A 2025 survey found 68% of global real estate leaders see climate risk and insurability as rising concerns, with over 80% in the UK. The UKGBC's Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap and Climate Resilience Roadmap offer stakeholder action plans, checklists, and processes to help move from risk to resilience. The Climate Resilience Roadmap's stakeholder action plans were released recently and can be downloaded from the UKGBC website. Examples from the City of London, LA, and Toronto show how adaptive pathways, cool streets, and infrastructure upgrades can be implemented. Asset managers are using climate risk tools and site assessments to produce implementation plans with capital costs and timelines. The article emphasizes integrating decarbonisation and resilience to find synergies, and suggests a 15-year horizon to phase work around lease breaks and minimize disruption. For those in real estate, the message is clear: start with a climate physical risk assessment for your assets, portfolio, city, or business. The UKGBC provides the frameworks and examples to build a plan and secure investment.
