Case studies

Case studies

See how organisations use Resilience Explorer® to make climate and natural hazard risk decisions they can explain and defend. These case studies show how councils, infrastructure providers, an airport and a supermarket co-operative have used consistent risk evidence to prioritise investment, meet new regulatory requirements and plan for continuity when hazards disrupt power, transport and communications.

NHS Property Services: building-level climate and natural hazard risk across 2,479 properties

Dr Andrew Allison

Technical Director, Consulting

4 min

We have completed a building-level climate and natural hazard risk assessment covering 2,479 NHS properties across England, assessed across six hazards and four timeframes to the 2080s. The results show a clear shift. While 93% of the estate is low risk today, by the 2050s, more than half is projected to reach high or very high risk. The main drivers are heat stress and drought, and that transition sits within the planning horizon of capital decisions being made now.

Foodstuffs South Island
How Foodstuffs South Island Uses Resilience Explorer® to Prioritise Resilience Investment Across Its Store Network

Maggie Fellowes

Senior Adaptation Advisor

4 min

From urban centres through to remote rural communities, Foodstuffs South Island (FSSI) plays a critical role in ensuring communities across the South Island can access food, water, fuel, and other essential supplies, including during emergencies. That role becomes hardest to fulfil exactly when it's needed most: when severe weather, flooding, or earthquakes disrupt power and telecommunications.

Future-Focused Infrastructure Planning at Hawke's Bay Airport

Maggie Fellowes

Senior Adaptation Advisor

5 min

Hawke's Bay Airport is transforming climate-resilient infrastructure planning through its partnership with Urban Intelligence. As the first airport in Aotearoa to implement Urban Intelligence's Resilience Explorer® platform, this collaboration demonstrates how airports can adapt to emerging climate risks while maintaining operations and serving their communities. Hawke’s Bay Airport recently won the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award from the NZ Airports Association for integrating Resilience Explorer® into their adaptation and resilience planning. This recognition highlights leadership and sustainability in action, setting a new standard for infrastructure resilience across Aotearoa.

Hamilton City Council: Leading Innovation in Natural Hazard Reporting with Property

Maggie Fellowes

Senior Adaptation Advisor

6 min

Hamilton City Council has demonstrated forward-thinking leadership by becoming an early adopter of Property, an innovative module within Urban Intelligence's® Resilience Explorer® platform. This strategic decision positions Hamilton at the forefront of meeting new government requirements whilst transforming their approach to natural hazard reporting.

Empowering Climate Adaptation in New Zealand's Far North: A Digital Resilience Success Story

Dr Andrew Allison

Technical Director, Consulting

4 MIN READ

Far North District Council (FNDC) has leveraged Urban Intelligence's Resilience Explorer® platform over 15 months to develop adaptation strategies for one of New Zealand's most geographically dispersed regions. The council faces unique climate adaptation challenges and needed to develop robust transport and infrastructure networks while creating practical adaptation plans that address both immediate infrastructure needs and long-term resilience goals for remote communities.

How Orion Uses the Resilience Explorer® Platform to Protect Canterbury's People and Infrastructure

Dr Andrew Allison

Technical Director, Consulting

4 MIN READ

When critical infrastructure fails during climate events, the costs are devastating—not just financially, but for the families, farms, and businesses left without power. For Orion Group, which serves 220,000 connections across central Canterbury, preventing these failures before they occur is essential. Orion has implemented Urban Intelligence's bespoke Resilience Explorer® platform to shift from reactive repairs to proactive risk mitigation. Through advanced risk insights and interactive scenario modelling, the platform enables Orion to identify vulnerabilities, test potential impacts, and implement preventive measures that reduce disaster-related costs.

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