Heat in the Built Environment – Menu Map

Climate change requires that municipalities prepare for increasing heatwaves. The Heat in the Built Environment menu map presents a quick overview of the steps that municipalities can already take, and of potential heat-proofing measures they may take in concert with other parties. New insights and new measures are added to the menu map annually.

For whom?

This tool is intended for municipal policy staff.

How can it be used?

The Heat menu map provides an overview of heat effects and of the heat measures that municipalities can take in the fields of health, buildings, and the environment. The menu map was updated in February 2024 and now also comprises a detailed step-by-step plan and a brochure. The brochure explains how municipalities can use the Heat menu map to develop an integrated action plan. Such a plan helps municipalities to pursue an effective heat policy in concrete terms and through various municipal departments.

Who has developed the menu map?

The Heat in the Built Environment menu map has been developed by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO, in collaboration with the Netherlands Climate Alliance, Tauw consultants, and &Flux transition managers.

Date of publication

29 November 2022, updated in February 2024