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Title: Can Insurance Play a Role in Climate Resilient Building Systems
Abstract: This question is not new, yet more relevant than ever. Canada’s climate reality is no longer abstract, it shows up in billion-dollar storms, flooded neighbourhoods, wildfire smoke
emergencies, and rising insurance premiums. Canadian building systems face urgent challenges
(housing affordability, climate change, and infrastructure resilience) that demand building systems must function as interconnected and adaptive frameworks that promote health, equity, and sustainability. Building systems, in construction and architecture, means focusing on how all the components of a building interact (Wilson, 2021). It includes everything from the exterior to the interior, extending to concerns of municipal sewer lines and electrical grids. Insurance, as part of the building life cycle, is also a key financial and risk management tool, and can play a big role in climate resilience.
Contributor: Hailey Dung Nguyen
Date Submitted: 2026/02/23
Format: PDF
Type: Text
Extent: 6 pages
Language: en-CA
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License
Is Part Of: Transition, Not Arrival; The Integrity Gap; Cross-cutting system threads
Identifier: 18

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