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Adv. Sci. Res., 6, 151-153, 2011
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Assessment of climate vulnerability in the Norwegian built environment
1Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Postboks 43 Blindern, 0313 Oslo, Norway
2SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, Postboks 124 Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway
3Department of Civil and Transport Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Abstract. The main trends expected for the change of Norwegian climate for this century are increasing temperatures, precipitation and wind. This indicates a probable increase of climate-related risks to the Norwegian built environment. Through co-operation between the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, building and climate information have been combined to estimate changes in strain to the built environment due to climate change. The results show that the risk of wood decay will increase for the whole country. Almost two million buildings will be subject to an increase in risk of wood decay from medium to high level. Similar analyses have been performed for other climate indices, demonstrating a clear increase in potential damages due to water and humidity, while frost damage probably will decrease.
Citation: Hygen, H. O., Øyen, C. F., and Almås, A. J.: Assessment of climate vulnerability in the Norwegian built environment, Adv. Sci. Res., 6, 151-153, doi:10.5194/asr-6-151-2011, 2011.