{"id":46571,"date":"2026-05-01T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46571"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:16:56","slug":"ihbcs-professional-cpd-signpost-why-language-matters-in-climate-change-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46571","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Professional\u2019 CPD Signpost: Why Language Matters In Climate Change Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IHBC_CPD_AOC_March2018.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IHBC_CPD_AOC_March2018.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18541\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens when sustainability researchers define key terms related to heritage renovation and sustainability with the help of artificial intelligence tools, asks <a href=\"https:\/\/thesciencematters.org\/author\/nina-brigitte-hunter\/%20The%20Science%20Matters?\">Dr Nina Hunter<\/a> in <em>The Science Matters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesciencematters.org\/author\/nina-brigitte-hunter\/%20The%20Science%20Matters?\">Dr Nina Hunter<\/a> in <em>The Science Matters <\/em>writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across Europe, the challenge of climate change is increasingly tied to the future of its historic built environment. Nearly one-third of the continent\u2019s building stock comprises heritage structures that require renovation to meet climate targets\u2026 Technical experts from different fields are often speaking different languages, even when they are all using English\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study\u2026 highlights how artificial intelligence can help overcome this overlooked barrier&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026Climate change mitigation increasingly depends on transdisciplinary research\u2026 a communication hazard that can lead to fragmented cooperation and slowed decision-making\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European CALECHE research project, which investigates low-emission renovation strategies for historic buildings in France, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland, brought together specialists from eighteen organizations representing architecture, engineering, heritage conservation, manufacturing, and research institutions\u2026 tasked with designing a decision support tool&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 AI alone fails: Human expertise still shapes the meaning of technical terms\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesciencematters.org\/why-language-matters-in-climate-change-solutions\/\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more at <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11625-025-01791-8\">Hunter, N., Perret, N. L., &amp; Klepal, M. (2026). Developing a collaborative tool to foster communication in sustainability research. Sustainability Science. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when sustainability researchers define key terms related to heritage renovation and sustainability with the help of artificial intelligence tools, asks Dr Nina Hunter in The Science Matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[348,664,17,20,155],"class_list":["post-46571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-ai","tag-built-environment","tag-climate-change","tag-cpd","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46572,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46571\/revisions\/46572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}