Extreme Heat for Contractors and Landscapers

Course Description: 

As one of the most climate-stressed places in the world, California experiences profound and varied impacts. Preparing for climate change requires learning how to adapt in the face of this change in order to increase the resilience of communities, natural systems, and our built environment to withstand and recover from climate-related disruptions. Climate adaptation and resilience are related, but distinct concepts. Generally, climate adaptation is an action or set of actions that reduce physical climate risk which builds climate resilient communities. 

Extreme Heat is one of the climate impacts our communities are facing. This training benefits those who work directly with residents, homeowners, property managers and building owners to understand climate resilient options to make buildings more resilient to the increasing costly effects of climate change. This will help protect workers and communities from the effects of extreme heat. 

The foundation of this content is based on communicating to industry professionals the short and long-term impacts of extreme heat on worker and community health. The course further details strategic solutions to mitigate those impacts. Lastly, it will address climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience by training contractors to adopt best practices for home improvements to reduce the impacts of extreme heat.

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