- Sustainability
Online Learning
The Foundation Training introduces sustainable construction, life cycle assessments, and the regulatory frameworks that shape decision-making. This foundation prepares participants for the Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) Practitioner Training, which delves deeper into the practical application of WLCA, covering both embodied and operational carbon in real-world projects.
Breakdown:
Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) Foundation Training
1. What is Embodied Carbon and why it is important in Sustainable Construction
2. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Deep Dive
3. An Introduction to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
4. Materials
5. International Standards Overview
6. Wider Case for Sustainable Construction
7. Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) Foundation Training Assessment
It is aimed at developers, surveyors, contractors, consultants and their teams who would benefit from a foundation in sustainable construction, life cycle assessments and the standards, policy, legislation and guidance impacting construction decision making.
This free course is designed for developers, students and sustainability professionals who wish to learn more about carbon efficient construction, life cycle carbon and the process of assessing carbon in a consistent way via sustainable construction.
Key topics:
- What is embodied carbon and its impact on the climate emergency. What is carbon efficient construction and the regulations driving the need to measure and reduce life cycle carbon in construction.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) core concepts, including building life cycle stages, environmental impact assessment, and the data types required for performing LCAs.
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), what they are, why they are so important and how they are managed.
- Materials, what are the key contributors to embodied carbon, how do building techniques impact embodied carbon, decarbonisation and where to focus attention.
- International Standards overview including standards, policy, legislation and guidance.
- Wider context of sustainable construction including global regulation, the business case and sustainability beyond carbon.
This is a free course.
To enrol, you’ll need to access it via our MyCIBSE Learning portal.
How to Book
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- Visit the Public Dashboard | MyCIBSE Learning.
- Browse the ‘Catalogue’ for all our On Demand courses and exams.
- Once you have found the right course for you, click the ‘Add to Cart’.
- After adding the course to your shopping cart, proceed to check out in the top right-hand corner.
- During checkout, you will reach the Account Information stage, where you can sign up and create your MyCIBSE Learning account.
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