Impacts on thermal comfort and operating costs Scotland’s screen sector occupies a variety of premises type – including historic buildings and large multi- functional sites. Thermal comfort on large sites or historic buildings can be challenging and this discomfort is likely to worsen as the climate changes. While heating requirements in early and late winter are likely to fall, the need for artificial cooling is likely to rise. This is exacerbated for sites in built up areas with comparatively
Other actions to increase resilience
little green space. This could result in increased operating costs. The most resilient strategy for addressing thermal comfort and managing operating costs is, where possible, to install high levels of insulation and natural ventilation. Depending on the building, you may also consider upgrading windows and or using thermal blinds, using multi heating zones in Building Management Systems, and provide weather appropriate PPE to staff. The impacts of climate change will be surprising. The full range and breath of impacts are often not apparent until months later. Recovery may be protracted and uneven. Low paid and front-line workers are most at risk.
There are, of course, many more issues than these that are likely to need addressed. General actions for sites like these include: naturalising the site by tree planting, installing permeable paving; tackling any problems as soon as they arise; having a building/site maintenance programme in place, recording when costs and disruption arise due to weather conditions; prioritising the most vulnerable workers on site; and, most importantly, raising awareness of those working on site to climate change impacts and actions that can be taken collectively to adapt and increase resilience.
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