The Framework for Climate Adaptive Buildings has been developed by the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC), in collaboration with more than 40 parties, and is meant for parties operating in the real estate sector: real estate parties, financiers, housing corporations and government authorities. This standard methodology enables the identification of the biggest physical climate risks within a portfolio. It can also be used to report on alignment with the EU Taxonomy relating to climate goal 2: climate adaptation. The methodology has been set up based on open climate data and is transparent on the methods used. The goal is to assess the climate impacts at the building level as accurately as possible. The methodology comprises three steps:
Part 1: Assessing the climate impacts for the area surrounding a building (the building environment score)
Part 2: Determining the building-specific vulnerability (the building score)
Part 3: Deciding on measures at the area and building levels (the adaptation strategy)
