ABOUT THE HEATWAVE
Not a weather event. A growing wave of evidence, imagination and community agency for a hotter world.
01 / WHY THIS EXISTS
Two homes on the same street can experience heat very differently. So can two bodies in the same room.
Income, health, housing, work, care, energy, design and public space all shape who can stay comfortable and safe.
The HEATWAVE exists to create space between recognising a problem and rushing towards a solution.
02 / OUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES
People living with heat are not an audience. They are knowledge holders and co-designers.
Measurements matter. So do memories, routines, observations and local building knowledge.
Active and passive cooling belong in the same conversation. So do behaviour, policy and public space.
A useful idea should be clear enough to discuss, challenge, adapt and take somewhere next.
We will not know everything before we begin. Learning is part of the work.
The process should strengthen people’s ability to ask better questions after the session ends.
Green Box is a sustainability intelligence and capability development organisation working at the intersection of futures thinking, sustainability strategy and applied learning. The HEATWAVE applies that approach to the challenge of living well in a hotter world.
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