Climate Factsheet

This collaboration with Marsh McLennan reflects the AIA Trust’s ongoing responsibility to equip architects with the tools they need to navigate emerging risks and uphold their duty of care. By offering access to expert-driven climate analytics, the Trust helps members go beyond code compliance—supporting resilient design, reducing liability, and strengthening public confidence in the profession.

1. Order online from Marsh via AIA Trust.
2. Provide latitude/longitude and basic project info.
3. Receive your Factsheet within 5–7 business days—no subscription required.

Architects face increasing professional risk if their designs do not account for future climate hazards. Building codes reflect historical conditions, but legal liability may stem from foreseeable risks that extend beyond code compliance. The Climate Factsheet provides objective, site-specific projections that can support informed decision-making and risk mitigation strategies throughout a project lifecycle.

This tool enables architects to:

• Identify and understand long-term climate risks at a project site.
• Justify resilient design strategies with documented hazard projections.
• Support contractual documentation with third-party climate data.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach aligned with emerging standard-of-care expectations.

• Two-page PDF, ready to attach to proposals, contracts, and LEED documentation
• Eight hazards scored Low to Extreme: wildfire, riverine flood, pluvial flood, extreme heat, windstorm, drought, sea-level rise, and temperature variance
• Site-specific 100-year outlook based on high-resolution climate models
• Plain-language explanations of probability, severity, and time horizon

AIA members can purchase the Climate Risk Factsheet at a competitive flat rate of $400.

Members whose liability coverage is placed through Victor Insurance/CNA, a long-standing AIA Trust partner, receive even greater discounts:

• $260 for Victor/CNA-insured members (orders placed in July 2025)
• $300 for Victor/CNA-insured members (outside of July 2025 discount)

This pricing structure reflects the shared investment of Marsh and Victor, Marsh’s leading global managing general underwriter, in reducing climate-related loss and liability. AIA Trust also notes that unlike many similar offerings in the market, pricing for the Climate Risk Factsheet is fully transparent, with no hidden fees or subscription requirements—a rare level of clarity for risk analytics services.

Questions? Contact aiatrust@aia.org

Disclaimer: The Climate Risk Factsheet is an informational resource and does not constitute legal advice. Architects should consult their own counsel regarding contractual language and liability exposure.