Sustainability

This course provides you with further, more detailed understanding of sustainable construction.  It identifies a variety of case studies from across the construction industry and other sources of further information and, provides examples and commentary from industry players who are involved in their own sustainability journey. On completion of this course you will have an overview of: - Case studies and interviews from industry players, who explain why Sustainability is important and what benefits they believe exist not only for their own organisations, but the supply chain as a whole. Duration45 minutes

This course provides an overview of sustainable procurement in construction, focusing specifically on how it fits within the parameters of a construction project. It defines sustainable procurement and examples & commentary from industry players who are involved in their own sustainability journey On completion of this course you will have an overview of: - What is meant by the term sustainable procurement - Why sustainable procurement is important - How sustainable procurement can work for your businessDuration

This course identifies of key themes which organisations need to consider when implementing or supporting sustainable construction activities. It supports you in completing on your journey by ensuring you have a basic understanding of what, why and how of sustainable construction, It defines sustainability, sustainable development and sustainable construction and the key issues that need to be addressed. On completion of this course you will have an overview of: - What sustainability is - Why sustainability is important - Why sustainability is an issue for the built environment - Why sustainability is important in the construction industry - How to deliver sustainable constructionDuration60 minutes

This module discusses what overheating is, and why it has significant health, energy, environmental and economic implications for the home building sector. It will cover what causes it, and how to mitigate it.  On completion of this course you will have an overview of: What overheating meansWhat causes itThe extent of the problemSome of the consequencesSome ideas to help you think about how to tackle it Duration30 minutes

Complete this e-learning module on sustainability strategy to find out more about the benefits of developing and delivering a sustainability strategy for your business. On completing the module, you should have a better understanding of how a strategy can help you achieve your business goals and what you might need to do develop and deliver your own strategy. On completion of this course you will understand: - The terminology used in relation to carbon reduction and the differences between them - How carbon offsetting works and the essential features of robust schemes - How to combine available techniques to create your own carbon reduction strategyDuration30 minutes