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This module will introduce you to key concepts of climate science and climate modeling that are relevant to engineering and infrastructure design. 

In this module, you will learn about urban air quality, the formation of traffic emissions, as well as the measurement and modelling of vehicle emissions.  This knowledge is important because transportation contributes to climate change through the emissions of greenhouse gases and causes major health effects through the emissions of air pollutants. 

In this module, you will learn about the mechanisms that can cause flooding, various types of flood events (such as pluvial, fluvial and coastal flooding), common approaches to assess flood hazards including statistical and process-based models, and the flood risk mitigation and adaptation strategies. 

In this module, you will:

• Discuss which aspects of building performance most significantly influence greenhouse gas emissions and why
• Describe the ways in which a changing climate will impact buildings and their occupants
• Identify how building design elements can be modified to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, particularly synergistic solutions

In this module you'll learn about how we can assess the environmental impacts of a product using a systematic method to look across its life cycle.

In this module, you will learn about energy systems, sustainable fuel sources, and the consumer energy landscape.