Retrofit

The Built Environments Effect on Climate Change (R6-clone)


Description
This course is useful to anyone who wants to better understand the links between climate change and the built environment with further exploration into a fabric first approach. It will be of particular interest to those in construction careers or reducing our impact on the plant.

Work your way through the content below, clear and simple diagrams, videos and written content will lead you through the basics of the adaptations that we can make to our existing houses to meet our net zero 2045 targets and some low-cost ideas for taking fabric first principles into your home today.

This session is scheduled for 90 minutes but can be paused and resumed seamlessly, automatically returning to the last section completed.
Content
  • Section 1 Introduction
  • Section 2 Sir David Attenborough's Climate change speech
  • Section 3 How Do Carbon Emissions Affect the Environment?
  • Section 4 What's the issue with Carbon
  • Section 5 Summary of carbon emissions
  • Section 6 Fabric First Construction
  • Section 7 Exploring Sustainable Insulation
  • Section 8 Moisture guidance for existing homeowners
  • Section 9 Share your thoughts
  • Section 10 References
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever