SUSTAINABILITY – 6 Lessons (Level 2)
ACTeco course has 6 lessons, with basic information about Sustainability, Climate Change, Energy, How to Live Sustainably, Sustainable Building and Renovation.
SUSTAINABILITY – From Sustainability to Eco Building (Introduction)
ACTeco 20 to 30 minute course with a brief introduction to Sustainability Goals and sustainable building, focusing on ecobuilding.
SUSTAINABILITY 01 – Sense of Sustainability (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min lesson shows meaning of sustainability and why is sustainability inevitable for human life on Earth. The ecological footprint is explained and Sustainable development goals are mentioned.
SUSTAINABILITY 02 – Climate Change (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 minute course briefly explains how and why is the climate changing, what are effects and suggests some actions how to deal with change.
SUSTAINABILITY 03 – Energy (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min course shows how much and what energy we use, introduces overview of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, their advantages and disadvantages, and future trends.
SUSTAINABILITY 04 – How to Live Sustainably (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 minute course informs about personal ecological and carbon footprint, and shows the daily choices we can make. Suggests to make a personal plan of change the habbits.
SUSTAINABILITY 05 – Sustainable Building (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min. course explains complexity of sustainable building, why building industry impacts climate change and what could be done to lower the impact.
SUSTAINABILITY 06 – Sustainable Renovation (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min. course shows basics of sustainable renovation of traditional houses, why it is important and how it can be done.
Sustainable – Basics of Photovoltaics
An introduction to the application of photovoltaics in buildings. It shows how much solar energy is available and how much of it can be used and explains how different types of solar cells and solar modules are manufactured and what design options and advantages they offer in the building sector.
Sustainable – Basics of Thermal Solar and Solar Cooling
The technology of solar thermal energy can be used to heat water (or air). The functionality is explained, the components are described, different collector types, storage tanks and system types are compared. Including a closer look at Solar cooling.
Sustainable (Straw) House – a Case Study
ACTeco course shows a case study house. Building step by step of a sustainable, passive standard, family house. It is built with natural materials, low impact foundation, green roof, producing own energy.
Sustainable OffGrid Tiny House
Course about energy-independent “Off-Grid”-Houses, energy consumption, tiny house constructions and examples.
Tiny House and Climate Change
The course will consist of 9 lessons. On the concept of tiny house and its context, they show mitigation and adaptation measures and their application on big buildings. Lessons also follow a special case study of the project: Living Smart With Climate Change.
Training for Change
ACTeco short course: Introduction to Training for Change -Sustainability.