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Materials for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Built Environment, 2024–2031

Publisher Frost & Sullivan
Published Aug 20, 2025
SKU # MC20334543

Description

Climate change is an unavoidable force shaping today’s world, regardless of political debates or resistance to scientific consensus. Its physical impacts, such as damage to infrastructure, disruption of supply chains, rising insurance costs, and increased financial risk, are visible daily.

While the effects of global warming will only intensify, most global construction materials companies have yet to fully engage with climate risk as a business opportunity, leaving room for smaller firms and start-ups to lead. Amidst global economic instability marked by trade tensions, ongoing conflicts (such as those in Ukraine and Israel), and shifts in geopolitical power, climate risk could emerge as a more central business and policy concern, especially as environmental, social, and governance initiatives face backlash.

This report builds a comprehensive set of opportunities across the construction materials ecosystem, highlighting innovation in materials and describing how existing products and solutions can be remarketed, used to gain new customers, and provide much-needed solutions to growing needs.

Table of Contents

Research Scope
Research Highlights
Strategic Imperatives
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Materials for Climate Risk Mitigation in the Built Environment
Growth Opportunity Analysis
Definitions: Risk, Climate Risk, Mitigation and Adaptation
The Built Unit and Its Context: Landscape, Urban Planning
Evolution of Extreme Weather Events Over Time, by Type
Economic Losses Due to Extreme Weather Events
Insured Losses Due to Natural Disasters
Climate Finance: Mitigation and Adaptation
Europe, a Large Potential Market for Adaptation
Leading Risks to Businesses in the United States
The Reaction of the Insurance Industry in the United States
Dollar Saved Per Dollar Invested in Resilience
Recognition Signs: Social Awareness of Climate Change
Perception Signs: Google Trends
Gaining Momentum: More Organizations to Deal with Climate Risk
Global Mean Sea Level Increase and Demand for Sea Coastal Infrastructure
Types of Climate Risks in the Built Environment
Notes on Specific Materials
Nature-Based Solutions
Cities Investing in Green Infrastructure
A Look into the Future
Building Automation Systems as Adaptation Solutions
Architectural Glass as an Adaptation Vehicle
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Companies to Action
Growth Opportunity Universe
Growth Opportunity 1: Supporting Nature-Based Solutions with Construction Materials
Growth Opportunity 2: Local Portfolios for Local Climate Risks
Growth Opportunity 3: Simple Products for Specific Climate Risks and Clients
Growth Opportunity 4: Climate Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Services
Growth Opportunity 5: Architectural Glass as an Adaptation Vehicle
Growth Opportunity 6: Engineering, Architecture, and Construction Companies for Disaster Recovery
Appendix and Next Steps
Other Sources Used Throughout the Report
Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
Next Steps
List of Exhibits
Legal Disclaimer

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