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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Asset Classes

Focus Area

Resilience and Site

Topic

Baseline Practices

Question #

R2.0 — Past Climate Hazards

Question

What climate hazards and extreme weather events has the site experienced in the past 10 years?

Applicability

Applicable to all buildings (systems or equipment in the owner or landlord’s control)

Answer

Select one of the following:

    • Complete BOMA BEST Form R2.0
    • Building-specific Climate Change Risk or Resilience Assessment (CCRA) or equivalent
    • No

Description

To enable preparation and planning, relevant climate-related hazards specific to a property’s location should be identified. This requires consideration of past events that have caused damage and/or disruption and projected future events including their likelihood of occurring and potential consequences at the property level if they do.

Consider both climate hazards that are experienced as trends, such as rising annual temperatures, and climate hazards that are experienced as events, such as severe storms.

Climate risk analysis is complex, and this Question is intended to be an initial step rather than a comprehensive assessment.

Requirements

    1. Complete the BOMA BEST Question0 Form that covers:
    2. High-impact climate hazards and events that have been experienced or considered as posing a risk at the property and/or within the region in the past ten years by completing the provided template
      • Provide detail on how relevant hazards affected occupants, key building systems and components
      • If information is not available for ten (10) years or for the hazard, explain why
    1. [Alternative] Conduct a building-specific Climate Change Risk or Resilience Report

Documentation

    • Completed Form R2.0
    • [Optional] Building-Specific Climate Change Risk or Resilience Report

Adapted BB3 Question

New in BOMA BEST 4.0

Lead

In house: Building Manager
Third party: Architectural/Engineering Consultant

Note: This questionnaire requires a third party consultant.

References

Crosswalk

TBD

Other Notes

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate risk results from the interaction of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. Hazard refers to the potential occurrence of climate-related physical events or trends that may cause damage and loss. Exposure indicates the presence of assets, services, resources and infrastructure that could be adversely affected. Vulnerability is the propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected

Scoring

Baseline

Verification