Overview
CC 102 provides an overview of carbon emissions during the construction, maintenance and operations of infrastructure. It provides some introductory-level training in understanding the emissions occurring, how to determine the emission levels and some strategies to reduce emissions.
The learning objectives are:
- Provide a basic awareness of the emission process and its linkage to climate change
- Understand countries’ commitments towards reducing emissions along with legislation, policies and targets (global and local)
- Understand emissions associated with the construction, maintenance and operations of infrastructure
- Be aware of different carbon emission rating tools and be able to undertake carbon emission analysis using rating tools in New Zealand
- Be able to structure asset management processes towards reporting emissions and develop strategies to reduce the emissions.
Who Should Attend
All asset management and infrastructure practitioners who are starting to learn about mitigating carbon emission.
Typical Attendees Include
- Asset Managers
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Designers
- Engineers
- Executives
- Planners
- Project managers
- Strategy staff
Recommended Prior Learning
An understanding of the content within these courses:
- AM 101 – Introduction to Asset Management
- CC 101 – Introduction to Climate Adaptation in Asset Management
Outcomes
This course will give you:
- Introduction level understanding of carbon emissions associated with infrastructure
- Knowledge of how to measure emissions and develop strategies to reduce it.
Learning Material
- Text, images, video
- Formative assessment
- Activities
- Case studies
- Summative assessment
Content
- Background to Climate Change
- Emissions in Different Sectors
- Road Transport Stream
- Buildings Stream
- Waters Stream
- Integrating Carbon Emission Analysis with Asset Management
