UK building regulations need reform to limit heatwave deaths: CCC
New building regulations must be adopted by the UK government in order to avoid fatalities due to an increase in heatwaves, according to the annual report from official climate change advisers, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The new regulations relating to homes, hospitals and schools were proposed in 2015, but were rejected by ministers to “reduce net regulation on homebuilders”. The CCC report, which states that hospitals and care homes are particularly vulnerable, argues that if no action is taken the number of annual deaths in the UK due to heat will triple to 7,000 by 2040.

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