Global Adapting existing real estate assets: climate risk, retrofit and the future role of surveyors

This case-study–led webinar explores what climate-resilient retrofit means in practice across surveying disciplines. Focusing on existing assets, the session will examine how climate adaptation measures such as flood mitigation, overheating management, energy and water resilience, and future-proofing for extreme weather, are being incorporated into retrofit strategies at building, portfolio, and area scale.

The panellists will discuss how climate risk is shaping retrofit decisions, cost planning, asset management strategies, and valuation considerations. The discussion will also explore the regulatory context, data and evidence requirements, and the growing expectations placed on built environment professionals and leaders to factor climate resilience into practice and decision-making.

This webinar is relevant to surveyors working in valuation, building surveying, residential and commercial property, property management, planning, infrastructure, and sustainability. It is also relevant to anyone involved in managing, assessing, or advising on existing built assets.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the key climate risks affecting existing real estate assets and explain how these risks influence building performance, condition, and long-term resilience.
• Outline common climate-resilient retrofit measures, including flood mitigation, overheating management, and energy and water resilience, and understand their role within retrofit strategies for existing buildings.
• Explain how climate risk considerations are shaping professional practice in the built environment, including impacts on retrofit decision-making, asset management, valuation considerations, and regulatory expectations.

Speakers

Dr. Tim Forman

Associate Teaching Professor and Course Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Roderick Houston MRICS

Engagement Director (Construction & Real Estate), Net Zero Now
Chair of Commercial Property PGP and Member of Knowledge and Practice Committee, RICS