| Abstract | Sustainable building practices are rooted in the need for reliable information on the long-term performance of building materials: specifically, the expected service life of building materials, components, and assemblies. This need is ever more evident given the anticipated effects of climate change on the built environment and the many governmental initiatives worldwide focused on ensuring that structures are not only resilient at their inception but also can maintain their resilience over the long-term.
In this chapter, climate resilience pertains to the ability of a building material, component, or element to maintain its function if subjected to the effects of climate loads as may occur in the future under different climate change scenarios as compared to those effects arising from loads sustained under current historical climate conditions. |
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