Sustainability for Design, Construction, and Manufacturing

Learn how to plan and adopt sustainability strategies in architecture, engineering, construction, or manufacturing.

Introduction

• A cross-industry approach to sustainability

1. Defining Sustainability in Today's World

• Similarity in different words: Sustainability, ESG, social responsibility
• Sustainability moving up as a business priority
• Design, construction, and manufacturing for a sustainably-built environment
• Sustainability in design: Architecture and engineering
• Sustainability in construction
• Sustainability in manufacturing

2. Step by Step Setting up a Sustainability Program from Scratch

• Starting a sustainability program from scratch: Lessons learned
• Phases of sustainability
• Setting sustainability goals for success
• Sustainability plan and implementation
• Sustainability reporting and communication

3. Key Sustainability Concepts

• What are key sustainability concepts?
• Systems thinking
• Circular economy
• Life cycle assessment
• Green buildings
• Healthy buildings
• Environmental management systems

4. Climate Change Risk and Opportunities

• What is climate change?
• What are greenhouse gas emissions?
• The Paris Agreement
• Climate change mitigation
• Climate change adaptation

Conclusion

• Next steps