Climate Adaptation & Resilient Design
Course Overview
This course explores how buildings and communities can adapt to the impacts of climate change through resilient and sustainable design strategies. Learners will examine climate risks, adaptive building approaches, passive design principles, disaster resilience, and community-scale planning to create safer and more future-ready built environments.
Course Description
This 6-hour course explores how the built environment can respond and adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. Learners will gain a deep understanding of climate risks, resilience strategies, and adaptive design approaches that enhance the durability, safety, and sustainability of buildings and communities. Through real-world examples and practical frameworks, the course equips learners with the tools to design for an uncertain and changing future.
Module 1:
Climate Risk and the Built Environment
Climate-Driven Hazards
The Impact of Climate Change on Construction
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
Climate Change Risk Assessment and Management in Buildings
Addressing Climate Change in Building Design and Construction
Module 2:
Towards resilience and climate change sustainability of our built environment
Resiliency Through Building Design and Housing
Resilient Built Environment Introduction
- Building-Level Flood Resilience Explained
- City-Level Flood Resilience Explained
- Community-Level Flood Resilience Explained
- Drought Resilience Explained
- Energy Resilience Explained
- Heat Wave Resilience Explained
Module 3:
Design Principles for Sustainability and Climate Impact
Adapting Buildings: Climate Resilience Strategy
An Introduction to Climate Change Through Codes, Standards, and Regulations
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
1. Understand the impacts of climate change on buildings, infrastructure, and communities within the built environment.
2. Identify climate risks and evaluate resilience strategies for adapting buildings and urban systems to changing environmental conditions.
3. Apply resilient and climate-responsive design principles, including passive design, flood resilience, heat mitigation, and energy resilience.
4. Analyze real-world case studies and develop practical adaptation approaches that support sustainable, safe, and future-ready communities.
