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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

 

Course start dates

  • 17 April 2024
  • 3 July 2024

Is this course for you?

This course is for professionals who want to understand the sustainability challenges facing the real estate sector, and want the knowledge and insights to implement resilient measures to address these challenges.

Through expert insight and guidance, you will develop a personal action plan to deliver a sustainable outcome in your own built environment context. 

Language

English

Format

Online, tutor-assisted

Length 

8 weeks online, 7–10 hours per week

Price

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CISL's courses are delivered in collaboration with digital education provider GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. This link will take you to the GetSmarter Website.

 

 

About the course


In the Sustainable Real Estate: Creating a Better Built Environment online short course, you’ll learn how to find opportunities within sustainability challenges in the built environment. The course addresses and analyses the ecological, social, and governance aspects of real estate. With this overview of industry trends and risks, you’ll examine how sustainable real estate can contribute to a more resilient and inclusive society, and positively impact communities.

This course is for professionals who want to understand the sustainability challenges facing the real estate sector, and want the knowledge and insights to implement resilient measures to address these challenges. Real estate developers, entrepreneurs, city planners, architects, engineers, and other built environment professionals will learn about the latest planning and design considerations, as well as opportunities for sustainable development. Public sector professionals will have the opportunity to study the impact of sustainability on society, systems, and the broader built environment, and explore solutions to potential challenges. Investment professionals will also gain value from the course, as they realise the impact of climate change on real estate investments and the value behind delivering a sustainable built environment.

Gain valuable and relevant skills, and walk away with:


  • Insight into the sustainability challenges facing the sector
  • An understanding of how sustainability is helping to redesign buildings and cities
  • Tools and frameworks to respond to sustainability challenges
  • The ability to influence your organisation’s success by implementing sustainable strategies
  • A personal action plan to implement a sustainable approach in your sphere of influence

 

CPD certified


CPD logoThis course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 60 hours of learning.

Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. CISL and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.

 

 

Learn to lead in a changing world


Join over 24,000 students globally who have already benefited from the opportunity to:

  • Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from a top-tier university, entirely online and in your own time.  
  • Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience that consistently achieves over 90 per cent course certification rate.
  • Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.

 

Explore effective sustainable real estate strategies as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course


Module 1: Real estate sector challenges and opportunities

Module 2: Key themes for a sustainable real estate sector

Module 3: Systems thinking for resilience

Module 4: Redefining the business value for sustainable real estate

Module 5: Design and procurement for sustainable real estate

Module 6: Sustainable operation of the built environment

Module 7: Developing a strategy and encouraging action

Module 8: Maximising your influence and impact

 

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Delivered in Collaboration with GetSmarter


The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is collaborating with digital education provider GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc., to provide an interactive and supported online learning experience.

Enter your information below to learn more about the Cambridge Sustainable Real Estate: Creating a Better Built Environment online short course, including receiving the course prospectus from GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc.

 

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CISL’s online courses are delivered in collaboration with digital education provider GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. These links will take you to the Get Smarter website.

Testimonials

“I joined this course to learn more about sustainable real estate on an academic level. What I got out of it was so much more. I’ve taken away not only a ton of excellent theory and best practices, but an enriching network and my own Personal Action Plan to implement sustainability into my work.”

Dr David Wilde, CEO, hwg eG


“The CISL Real Estate Sustainability course was excellent. The content was exhaustive and interesting, mixing theory with real projects. I am much more aware of the impacts of sustainability from a holistic point of view and know how to apply it to my day-to-day job. The online course made it flexible in terms of timing and allowed participants from across the globe. I would encourage anyone within real estate to sign up to this course.”

Charlotte May, Director, Corporate Real Estate Solutions, Knight Frank