How a Lincolnshire builder is preparing for a warmer, wetter future
About this episode
The episode discusses how climate change is impacting the construction industry in the UK through the experiences of builders in Lincolnshire.
In this story we meet Chris Carr, managing director of Carr & Carr Builders, a family-run housing company that has been building homes in Northern Lincolnshire for more than 110 years. We visited a construction site near Grimsby to talk about how climate change is beginning to reshape the realities of building in the UK. Chris, who also serves as president of the Federation of Master Builders, reflects on the pressures facing the construction industry as extreme weather, changing regulations, and rising costs begin to alter how homes are designed and built. From heavier rainfall and flood risk to the need for more resilient materials and infrastructure, he explains why adapting the UK’s housing stock will be one of the defining challenges for builders in the years ahead. We also hear from Richard Parrott, a carpenter at the company, about the changes he’s seeing on the job - from working through more intense summer heat to the growing awareness of risks like overheating and skin cancer for those spending long days outdoors - and how builders are beginning to adapt to a changing climate.
People in this episode
Guests: Chris Carr, Richard Parrott
Topics covered
- climate change
- construction industry
- housing design
- extreme weather
- resilient materials
Keywords
- climate change
- construction
- housing
- extreme weather
- resilience
- Lincolnshire
- building materials
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Carr & Carr Builders, Federation of Master Builders
Places: Northern Lincolnshire, Grimsby, UK
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