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Event Dates:19 Sep - 12 Dec, 2023 • 10:00 - 12:00
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How to Assess Physical Risks in the Built Environment

Practical course supporting participants with the measuring and reporting of climate-related physical risks to built assets
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Extreme weather events resulting from climate change are intensifying, posing significant challenges to the resilience of our built environment. To ensure that climate related risks are effectively considered and priced into financial and organisational governance decisions, physical hazard risk assessments can be utilised to understand the risks a built asset faces across its lifetime.

Assessing climate-related risks is becoming a legal requirement for asset owners. 1,300 of the largest UK-registered companies and financial institutions are required to disclose climate-related financial information on a mandatory basis, using guidelines from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This requirement is likely to expand to include smaller organisations by 2025. Now is the time to develop the skills and knowledge to assess physical risk across your portfolio.

UKGBC’s Framework for Measuring and Reporting of Climate-related Physical Risks to Built Assets was written to support organisations to assess their risk, and report in line with TCFD recommendations.

Following the success of UKGBCs Physical Risks Lab, we’re now launching an open learning programme for our members and wider industry to develop the skills and knowledge needed to measure and report risk.

About the course 

This practical course, spread across three months, invites delegates to use UKGBC’s Physical Risk Framework and Reporting Tool on one of their own assets. Following an introductory workshop, at which the key concepts with be introduced along with a detailed explanation of the framework and associated materials, delegates will use the assessment tools on a real asset within their portfolio. They’ll use the framework to work through the process of assessing physical risk, learning through practical application and with the support of UKGBC experts and peers on the course.  

The course will involve a series of peer group check-ins to discuss the challenges they’re facing and find solutions and will wrap up with an online session for delegates to share their successes. 

Upon completion, delegates will have a physical risk assessment for their chosen asset, and the knowledge and skills to assess the risks to other assets in their portfolio.   

The course schedule:  

Opening workshop

19th September, 10:00 – 13:00 (London, in person)

Peer group check-in 1

12 October, time TBC (online) 

Peer group check-in 2

16 November, time TBC (online)  

Report out

12 December, 10:00 – 12:00 (online)  

Why join the course?

1
Learn how to use UKGBC’s physical risk assessment framework and assessment tool.  
2
Assess the climate-related physical risks of one of your assets, and prepare for reporting. 
3
Understand the challenges of physical risk assessment, and work through solutions.  
4
Be supported through the process by UKGBC and a group of peers. 
5
Collaborate and meet others in your industry.  

Who should join the course?

This course is for people seeking to assess the climate-related risk to their assets. The course will best suit:  

Asset owner

those looking to assess risks on certain built asset(s) in their portfolio to be able to incorporate risks into their risk strategy and governance strategy  

Designer/consultant

those assessing risks for development projects, either new build or existing
For this course, we require that you have a building to assess, or a client for whom you could do an assessment. To get the most out of the course, we recommend that you work with your internal team on the assessment, sharing the learning and experience as you progress through the assessment process. 
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