Unlocking Business Value Through Climate-Aligned Building Asset Management

​Building owners, managers, and their trusted advisors face evolving risks to their physical assets and business performance. When proactively characterized, these evolving risks present new business opportunities. Through this course, learners will gain an understanding of climate-aligned building asset management and how capital planning processes can be adapted to consider the business risks and opportunities presented by climate change. Throughout this course, learners will build a foundational knowledge of climate-aligned building asset management; apply these principles to their own organizations; and take the first steps of assessing change-readiness, setting goals, and initiating a plan. ​
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Organizations do not achieve carbon and climate action goals simply because they set ambitious targets. They achieve them because they develop a credible, data-driven roadmap that builds organizational confidence, aligns climate action with asset management and capital planning, and provides a practical pathway for implementation. Throughout this course, learners develop a Portfolio Roadmap for Climate-Aligned Building Asset Management, learning not only how to develop a roadmap but also how to use it as a strategic decision-making tool.​
Prerequisite(s):

• S in XZEB 1500

​Building owners and managers are increasingly asked to make decisions that balance carbon reduction, climate resilience, financial performance, asset condition, operational requirements, occupant needs, and organizational priorities. This course equips learners with the knowledge and decision-making framework needed to navigate these complex trade-offs and confidently select the most appropriate course of action for a specific building asset. Throughout the course, learners will follow the process used to develop a project-level business case, from understanding the existing asset and defining project objectives, through evaluating alternative intervention strategies, to recommending a preferred solution and planning its implementation. Rather than focusing on the detailed engineering design of building systems, the course emphasizes how to interpret technical studies, evaluate options using transparent and defensible criteria, and translate technical information into sound business decisions. By the end of the course, learners will have developed a project business case that demonstrates how climate mitigation and adaptation measures can be integrated into capital planning in a way that delivers long-term business value and aligns with organizational goals.​
Prerequisite(s):

• S in XZEB 1500 and S in XZEB 1510