- Course No: E – 1771
- PDH Units: 2
- Course No: E – 1771
- PDH Units: 2
Intended Audience: All Engineers
PDH UNITS: 2
The overall purpose of this webinar is to introduce engineers and architects to the challenges to the climate change problem best suited for solution by architects and engineers. It focuses on the origins of present greenhouse gas emissions and how to cost-effectively replace these sources with clean sources. After a short introduction to some of the lesser-known results of global climate change, along with a summary of the Earth’s sophisticated heat balancing system, solution scenarios are developed and analyzed to show what can be achieved by 2030 as well as an analysis of the projected economic impact of NOT going green. Private sector as well as government actions needed are discussed. Specific actions discussed include transportation electrification, the role of energy storage, zero energy buildings, trade-offs between efficiency and renewable generation and simulation of energy production and use.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the student should understand- What’s going on out there?
- How serious is it?
- What are the scientific facts?
- Can anything be done about it?
- How much will it cost?
- Examples of Cost-effective, Greener buildings as part of the solution.
- Examples of Cost-effective, Greener transportation as part of the solution.
- Examples of Greener government as part of the solution.
- Examples of Greener ethics as part of the solution.
The review of specifics of key drivers to climate change was valuable. Solutions were esoteric. No real ethical challenges were presented except that as engineers we should “convince our clients to go greener”. Also, the quiz has an question that presents no correct answer (I answered with all 4 options and all were marked incorrect)
Good introduction to the climate change issue.