UKGBC Advancing Net Zero: Essential Knowledge Series 2024 (Online)
About the series:
The need for rapid decarbonisation is clear. The impacts of climate change are being felt here and now, with average global temperature records being broken around the world. We need to accelerate action to mitigate our impacts on our planet – and to adapt to a changing climate. But we’re not moving fast enough. UKGBCs Whole Life Carbon Roadmap indicates that continuing business as usual would see the sector fall well short of the 2050 net zero target.
Organisations across the built environment value chain need to play their part in reaching net zero, and each and every person in those organisations can support the transformation.
That means you!
Net Zero
‘Net zero’ can appear confusing, complicated, and highly challenging to achieve, but UKGBC are here to help you understand what this means, why it’s important and what actions you can take.
This webinar series will build your core net zero knowledge through exploring key concepts, ideas and solutions needed to reach net zero across our built environment. Each session will delve into a new subject, from measuring carbon, to retrofit and much more. And this year, we’ll focus on public buildings, and how they can be designed, built, retrofitted, operated and maintained to achieve net zero.
UKGBC’s Advancing Net Zero team will provide expert guidance across the series, alongside inspirational examples of success and case studies from UKGBC members. Each session will allow for questions, giving you the opportunity to ask our experts and guests anything you want.
With a new government comes the opportunity for change across our industry in how our non-domestic and public buildings are designed, built, retrofitted, operated and maintained. Join us as we explore the core topics of net zero needed to radically transform the sustainability of the built environment.
Series detail
Each webinar will run from 09:30 – 10:30 GMT (with an extended Q&A from 10:30-10:45)
Details on the full series here:
Defining, designing, and delivering net zero carbon buildings
Retrofitting UK’s built environment
Procuring renewable energy and carbon offsets in the built environment
Supply chain decarbonisation in the built environment
Whole life carbon and the circular economy in the built environment
Resilience and adaptation in the built environment
Why attend?
Every one of us needs to be part of the journey to a net zero, sustainable built environment. As organisations set carbon reduction targets and progress towards more sustainable business objectives, it’s important to understand some of these key concepts to ensure you are not left behind.
From attending this series, you will:
- Understand what net zero carbon means, and how it can be achieved in the built environment sector and how it relates to nature, resilience and adaptation.
- See how organisations are already rising to the challenge.
- Be inspired to participate in sustainability action in your organisation.
- Know where to find further UKGBC resources and learning.
Who should attend?
These sessions are designed for anyone who’s interested in knowing more about net zero in the built environment – they’re open to all. They will cover essential knowledge, not detailed, technical advice.
You could be early in your career, or keen to know more about what net zero means for your team or role, or you may have recognised that you need to know more on this topic to succeed in your organisation. Either way, this series will give you the essential knowledge you need to support the decarbonisation of the built environment.
Webinar hosts
This series will be hosted by Joe Pitts-Cunningham, Experiential Learning Manager at UKGBC.
Each episode, Joe will be joined by a UKGBC expert from across the team, and several members who will present a case study.
CPD hours (if attending all 6 webinars): 6hrs
These webinars are free to UKGBC members.
If you’re unsure if your organisation is a member, please check our Membership Directory.
UKGBC cancellation and refund policy
Please see our website for more details on our cancellations and refunds: https://ukgbc.org/ukgbc-cancellation-and-refund-policy/
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