Course
Sustainable Construction and Development
Sustainable Construction and Development
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Sustainable development meets the needs of the present by carrying out activities that do not compromise future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.
You’ll learn best practices from successful sustainability initiatives, and understand the challenge of achieving sustainability in the future.
Event Details
The course combines videos, articles, discussions and quizzes. Requires about 2 hours per week of study.
Accordion Closed
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Objectives & Assessment
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the complexities of sustainability from generic and project specific perspectives, and the obligations of stakeholders
- Evaluate the environmental considerations of sustainability and their implications on construction processes and practices
- Evaluate economic considerations of sustainability and their implications on construction processes and practices
- Evaluate social considerations of sustainability and their implications on construction processes and practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of lessons learned from good practices of sustainability initiatives, and better understand how these could be implemented in projects
- Explain the nature of the task of attaining sustainability in the built environment in future, considering the most likely future scenario of the sustainable development agenda.
Suitability
This course is for anyone interested in sustainable construction and development, but may be of particular interest to those working in or studying construction and the wider built environment. It also counts towards annual CPD requirements (10 hours in total).