How will climate change affect care sector canopy design and development? - 1. More/heavier rain and snow in winter

Climate change is forecast to affect the normal weather pattern in different areas. Some areas might recieve more rainfall or snow. An unusually heavy downpour car severely disrupot life in any region unless the area is equipped to deal with the contingency.

There needs to be a basic change in design in most of the outdoor constructions that are meant to withstand the onslaught of nature. More rain or snow can mean more weight on the roof. Any structure such as a care home canopy therefore needs to be designed with an extremely strong roof that can also drain the water or snow quickly from the roof tops.

Therefore, the desing of structures meant for the care sector also needs to be adapted in a way to ensure maximum safety for the residents. Especially if they are very old and incapacitated, the care needed for them increases several fold. Therefore care home canopies that conform to stringent safety standards such as those from Inside2Outside nneed to be specified for use in the care sector.