The Stanford Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator
Teaching tools for university and college educators to prepare the next generation of building professionals.
What is the BDLA?
Users can access case studies, slide decks, videos, exercises, reading materials and other resources to seamlessly build decarbonization into their existing courses about sustainable buildings, or create a brand new course focused on this topic.
Why BDLA?
Building decarbonization is the single most important paradigm shift in construction since the introduction of LED lighting or the LEED rating system. Teaching is the key to unlocking this transformation.
Professor Testimonials
“I had the great pleasure of working with the BDLA team the summer of 2021, in the course Building Decarbonization . We planned the summer course to teach the students using the AIA Headquarters building as an implementation project. Working with the BDLA team who with their expertise brought the students different perspectives in teaching and learning. I learned a lot from this collaboration and the students have been enriched towards the action of decarbonization. The collaboration of BDLA and Howard, has fostered sharing of knowledge, created new research, and moved to create equity and climate justice for all. Looking forward to many more years of collaboration with Peter Rumsey, BDLA and Stanford University.”
"On behalf of the Architectural Engineering degree program in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC A&T State University, we want to thank BDLA for the valuable guidance, partnership, and materials you provided on building decarbonization. I highly recommend the detailed educational materials on the website. The BDLA team is very knowledgeable and responsive to the needs of higher education instruction."
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