RAIC Low Carbon Webinar Series

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.