This RAIC webinar series is available in English only.
The Low Carbon webinar series includes 4 sessions of 90 minutes.
Certificates of completion are provided after each module for self-reporting purposes.
Module 1 - Climate Change Literacy Foundations
Presenters: Alanna Quock, Trevor Murdock and Graeme Bristol.
At the end of this session participants will be able to describe:
- The core concepts of climate change and how Canada’s climate is changing from Western climate science and Indigenous knowledge perspectives.
- How the biodiversity and climate crisis are interconnected.
- Climate justice from local and global perspectives.
- Where to find key resources available to understand projected climate change in regions and municipalities across Canada.
Module 2 - Climate-Responsive Design Foundations
Presenters: Kelly Alvarez Doran, Trevor Murdock and Joanne Perdue.
At the end of this session participants will be able to describe:
- How the built environment contributes to climate change and the scale of the opportunity within the built environment.
- Whole-life-carbon, why balancing embodied carbon with operational carbon is necessary, and the resources available to address whole-life-carbon in projects.
- Resilience and adaptation, the different domains and scales of resilience-thinking in design, and resources available to support resilience-thinking.
- Where to find key resources to support climate-resilient design foundations.
Module 3 - Making the Case for Change
Presenters: Todd Thexton, Graeme Bristol and Alanna Quock.
At the end of this session participants will be able to describe:
- The climate transition changes including the physical risks, and change drivers such as regulations, technology and societal expectations.
- The case for change from an Indigenous perspective.
- The case for change from a social justice perspective.
- The case for change from a business and climate risk perspective.
Module 4 - Integrative Design Thinking and Regenerative Design
Presenters: Alanna Quock, Michel Labrie and Olivia Keung.
At the end of this session participants will be able to describe:
- The core concepts of integrative design and their relevance to climate-responsive design.
- Regenerative thinking and design from an Indigenous perspective.
- Regenerative thinking and design from a non-Indigenous perspectives.
- How diverse perspectives support more equitable and effective project outcomes.
- Where to find key resources for regenerative thinking and integrative design thinking.
This training program has been developed in collaboration with an advisory committee and key subject-matter experts and is part of a broader project to train and upskill the building design and construction workforce in low-carbon skills.
The modules are available to RAIC members for $19 and to non-members for $49.
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