An Introduction to Climate Change and Carbon Reduction in the Built Environment

Week 1
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Welcome to the course!
Here we provide an introduction to the course, give an overview of what you can expect, and introduce you to your course educators.

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The climate and carbon crisis
In this section we will be exploring what the global climate change and carbon reduction imperative is.

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Climate agreements and initiatives
This section gives an overview of the climate agreements and initiatives that exist worldwide to mitigate carbon usage and climate change.

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Climate leadership and business action
This section will give an overview of leadership that is taking place in reducing carbon.

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Get inspired
Time to get inspired! In this activity it is over to you to explore something you find interesting.

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End of week wrap-up
Here we provide a wrap up of the week and you can test your knowledge with a quick quiz.

Week 2
Concepts
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Welcome to week 2: concepts
This week will explore key concepts relating to climate change and carbon reduction in the built environment.

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Net zero carbon buildings
This section will explore concepts such as whole life, net-zero, embodied and operational carbon.

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Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions
This sections explores what scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions mean for th built environment.

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Energy performance
This section explores energy performance, the performance gap and other energy intensity reduction schemes for the built environment.

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Climate risks and resilience
This section explore climate resilience and adaptation for the built environment.

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Interaction with other sustainability concepts
This section explores how carbon and climate change interact with other sustainability concepts such as nature & biodiversity or health & wellbeing.

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End of week wrap-up
Here we provide a summary of this week's content, and you have the opportunity to test your learning with a quick quiz.

Week 3
Cases
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Welcome to Week 3: cases
Welcome to your third week! You are now over half way through the course. In this week we will be exploring a range of best-practice case studies demonstrating low carbon building.

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Case study review
In this section we review a series of case studies of best-practice low carbon building techniques.

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Create your own case study
In this section we turn to you, to create and share your own interesting case study.

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End of week wrap-up
Here we provide a summary of this week's content, and you have the opportunity to test your learning with a quick quiz.

Week 4
Change
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Your final week!
This week will look at climate reduction leadership, and learners will explore the change they themselves can make

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Making a change
In this section we will explore how business, government and society all contribute to carbon reduction, and how a combination of all three working together is vital.

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Your influence
In this section you have the chance to reflect on the influence that you personally can have on reducing carbon emissions in your built environment.

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This is not the end!
Here we provide a summary of the course as well as further resources and next steps.