Housing Decarbonisation Skills For Climate, Health And Jobs

Abstract

Integrating digital skills into civil engineering education can significantly enhance student engagement and increase the field’s appeal by aligning it with modern technologies and evolving industry demands. Three higher education institutions from the Baltic region have partnered to advance housing decarbonisation skills aimed at reducing CO₂ emissions and improving housing health. Complementing their expertise, two SMEs from the digital and energy efficiency sectors and a Centre of Excellence specialising in zero-energy and resource-efficient housing have joined to form the Skills4Deca project team under the Digital Europe Programme. The Skills4Deca initiative involves the design and delivery of approximately 50 standalone courses at various levels – Microlearning, Bachelor, and Master – integrated into existing accredited programmes. The courses will feature advanced learning tools, including Adaptive Massive Open Online Courses, Computer Learning Systems, Adaptive Video and Text Systems, Web Text Mining, Access to E-Sources, Virtual and Real-Time Labs, Virtual AI Learning Environments, and 5D, 6D, and 7D Simulation Packages for Digital Twins. Additional content will address Sensors and Measurement Devices as well as Educational Games within the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment. Graduates of these programmes will be equipped to apply digital solutions across diverse domains of housing management, including materials, structural systems, photonics solutions, energy consumption and auditing, financial planning, decarbonisation strategies, well-being enhancement, and future housing management.