Sakina PEN POINT
Head of Climate Change Adaptation, Observatoire de l'Immobilier Durable
MOOC Buildings Adaptation to Climate Change
The MOOC on Adapting Buildings to Climate Change is an e-learning course that will help you understand how to adapt buildings to climate change. It is divided into different sections that will focus on the following questions:
- What will the impact of climate change be on the building and real estate sector? Why are buildings particularly affected by the issue of climate change?
- How do you carry out an assessment of the climate risks facing a building or housing stock?
- How can we devise an adaptation strategy at the building or park level? What are the measures that can be taken and how can they be prioritized?
- Which actors should you rely on and how can you ensure that all stakeholders are involved in the process?
- To go further, how can we integrate climate change adaptation into a more comprehensive approach to resilience?
The MOOC runs over the course of five weeks.
A new chapter will become available each week so as to pace your learning.
The time commitment is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours per week to complete the week’s workload, and you will have the option to explore certain topics in greater depth and participate in optional activities. The course sections are divided into 15-to-20-minute segments that will allow you to progress step by step.
There are no prerequisites: the MOOC is open to everyone.
This course is particularly intended for public and private building owners, developers, investors, landlords, building users, members of professional organizations, academics, and students.
The main objective of this course is to enable real estate actors to develop skills in adapting to climate change, and to highlight the main levers available for them to do so.
The objectives of each section are as follows:
The objectives of each section are as follows:
- To consolidate knowledge about climate change (scientific and regulatory framework, causes, the current situation, consequences) and grasp the direct and indirect effects of climate change on the building and real estate sector
- To provide methodological tools for assessing the vulnerability of a building and raising awareness among the various stakeholders
- To identify and prioritize adaptation actions, and to provide information resources and present an overview of the main actors involved
- To become familiar with the actors involved in climate change adaptation, as well as the tools and resources available to everyone
- To adopt a vision of climate change adaptation that is integrated into a more comprehensive approach to risks
Section 1: BUILDINGS AND CLIMATES
- Module 1: Different Buildings for Different Climates
- Module 2: A Changing Climate on an Unusual Timescale
- Module 3: Climate Impacts on the Real Estate Sector and Buildings
- Module 4: Economic and Social Consequences of Climate Change and Non-Adaptation
Section 2: EVALUATING PHYSICAL CLIMATE RISK
- Module 1: From Risk to Adaptation: Steps and Definitions
- Module 2: Mapping Climate Risk
- Module 3: Factoring In the Territorial Characteristics of a Building
- Module 4: Evaluating the Sensitivity of a Building
- Module 5: Cross-Sectional Analysis and Building Vulnerability Assessment
Section 3: ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS
- Module 1: Putting an Adaptation Strategy in Place
- Module 2: Overview of Adaptation Actions
- Module 3: Case Studies
Section 4: THE ACTORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
- Module 1: Which Actors are Involved in the Adaptation Process?
- Module 2: Regulations and Adaptation Policies in France and Abroad
- Module 3: The Insurance Sector: Prime Observer of Climate Damages
- Module 4: Finding the Information You Need to Adapt
Section 5: FROM ADAPTATION TO RESILIENCE
- Module 1: The Social Issues of Climate Resilience
- Module 2: Crisis Management
- Module 3: The Role of Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation
You will be given a graded assessment at the end of each section. A certificate of completion for the MOOC will be awarded to those who answer at least 70% of the questions correctly.
Delphine MOUROT
Head of Biodiversity and SIR, Observatoire de l'Immobilier Durable
Morgane MOULLIE
Project Manager of Climate Change Adaptation, Observatoire de l'Immobilier Durable
Loïs MOULAS
CEO, Observatoire de l'Immobilier Durable
Sponsors:
Observatoire de l’Immobilier Durable
WILD TREES
Plan Bâtiment Durable
ADEME
Steering Committee:
Pierre DEROUBAIX
Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Engineer at ADEME
Jérôme DUVERNOY et Sarah VOIRIN
Climate Change Experts at ONERC (National Observatory of the Effects of Global Warming)
Marie GRACIA
Project Manager at Plan Bâtiment Durable
Théophile HUTUWOHL
Head of Energy-Climate at WILD-TREES
Marie-Pierre MEILLAN
Project Manager for International Affairs ADEME
Régis MEYER
Buildings Decarbonization Expert at the Ministry of Ecological Transition
Julie ROUSSEL
Head of Climate Change Adaptation for the City of Paris
Magali SAINT-DONAT
President of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Commission at ADI (Association of Real Estate Managers)
Media Production:
Humana Films
All the published data and the contributions of the participants to the MOOC are under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License: in the event of reuse, the user must mention the name of the author. The user may not exploit the work for any commercial purpose and may not make any modifications to the original work.