For the adaptation of buildings and control the effects on emissions scenarios, the University of Granada has concluded a “Sustainable Building Guide for the mitigation of the effects of climate change”. It has been developed thanks to the new approach to climate zones of the Peninsula, which contemplate the effects of climate change according to each province. This is included in the project ‘Building VS Heat Island Effect: H2100 Adaptation’

The University of Granada has completed the project ‘Building VS Heat Island Effect: H2100 Adaptation’. An initiative that has been supported by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition in the framework of its 2017 call for grants. Its purpose has been to determine a new classification of climatic zones in Spain. In previous years, it has been subsidized for projects of the same category on climate change.

So far, the climate zones used in Spain are aimed at the design of an energy-efficient building. The problem is given by the lack of adaptation to climate change and the urban heat island effect, which are occurring, and will continue in the coming decades.

Consequently, it is essential that architectural and construction standards are adapted to the real conditions of the urban environment. The main scenarios have been H2100 and the heat island effect, as well as the strategies of the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in terms of urban planning and construction.

Therefore, the main objective of this research has been the proposal of a new classification of the climatic zones in the Iberian Peninsula. The dynamics have been presented in changes throughout Horizon 2100 of 7967 municipalities of the Peninsula, together with guidelines on construction envelope systems included in the Catalogue of construction details of the Technical Building Code.

Based on the results, a Sustainable Building Guide for the mitigation of the effects of climate change has been developed, which is adapted to future RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 emission scenarios. This document presents the different climatic dynamics adapted to the different provinces of the Peninsula.