
- Lessons: 76
- Duration: 13 weeks
Program Overview
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Lowering environmental impacts of buildings and construction is an important way of contributing to protecting environment and improving quality of living inside the buildings. The Environmentally Sustainable Buildings Postgraduate Diploma Program introduces students to working knowledge of the core concepts and strategies to achieve this objective. Students learn how to lower energy consumption in buildings, improve air quality, implement green building practices and comply with applicable legislation.
This program also includes core concepts and strategies used in the LEED® rating systems and supports students who wish to take the LEED Green Associate Exam. All courses are taught by practicing environmental professionals, ensuring that the program content is both practical and current.
The program consists of 200 hrs of instruction and includes in-depth classroom lectures, demonstrations and case studies. The program also includes site visits to develop practical understanding of real-life scenarios, problems and solutions.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program are well suited for positions such as sustainable building consultants; building manager; project manager; property/facility manager; energy management professional; maintenance manager; building engineer; green building specialist as well as many others in industry sectors such as construction, consulting engineers, building operations and facility management as well as government and public organizations.
Courses in this program:
Sustainable Development
Ontario Building Code
Energy Management
Environmental Regulations and Standards
Indoor Air Quality
Engineering Project Management
Canadian Industrial Practices and Workplace Culture
Program Outcomes
Knowledge
Core Competency:
Gain proficiency in the area of sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings.
Upon completion of this program participants will:
Understand contemporary practices of designing, constructing and operating environmentally sustainable buildings;
Understand concepts, strategies and benefits of saving energy, minimizing waste and using LEED rating system for assessment of buildings;
Understand requirements of Canadian and international environmental regulations and standards;
Understand project management practices for increased efficiency of operations and meeting deadlines;
Understand best practices for energy management.
Skills
Core Competency:
Implement sustainable building strategies, reduce energy and natural resource consumption in buildings, use LEED rating system for assessment and analysis.
Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:
Apply sustainable development principles and practices in defining, analyzing and selecting solutions for design, construction and operation of environmentally friendly buildings;
Perform building energy audits and LEED rating assessments;
Suggest solutions for reducing consumption of resources including energy, water and other resources and analyze efficiency of conservation measures;
Assess indoor air quality in buildings, investigate and suggest solutions to related problems;
Identify applicable legislation and ensure compliance of buildings with laws and regulations
Evaluate and synthesize data with sound engineering principles for finding economical engineering solutions for sustainable operation of buildings.
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1. Canadian Industrial Practices and Workplace Culture
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2. Energy Management
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Lesson 2.1The need for energy management
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Lesson 2.2Building energy use and performance
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Lesson 2.3Building energy use and performance (continued)
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Lesson 2.4Monitoring and targeting
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Lesson 2.5Measurements, instrumentation and building automation system
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Lesson 2.6Conducting an energy audit
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Lesson 2.7Energy accounting in buildings and facilities
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Lesson 2.8Energy rate structure
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Lesson 2.9Electric rate structure
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Lesson 2.10HVAC in building systems
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Lesson 2.11Economics analysis and financing for energy management projects
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Lesson 2.12Heating systems—steam and hot water generation and distribution
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Lesson 2.13Waste heat recovery
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Lesson 2.14Electrical energy management
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Lesson 2.15Cogeneration (CHP)
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Lesson 2.16Lighting
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Lesson 2.17Energy codes and standards
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Lesson 2.18Creating awareness in an organization
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Lesson 2.19Course overview, exam preparation and final exam
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3. Engineering project management
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Lesson 3.1Introduction, project life cycle and management processes
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Lesson 3.2Initiating a project
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Lesson 3.3Project scope planning
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Lesson 3.4Project scheduling and budgeting
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Lesson 3.5Planning project integration
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Lesson 3.6Executing a project
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Lesson 3.7Monitoring and controlling a project
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Lesson 3.8Closing a project
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Lesson 3.9Life cycle cost (LCC) analysis
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Lesson 3.10Tendering process
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Lesson 3.11Contracting process
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Lesson 3.12Course overview, exam preparation and final exam
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4. Environmental regulations and standards
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Lesson 4.1Environmental legislation and regulations-background
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Lesson 4.2Environmental regulation and hazards
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Lesson 4.3Environmental laws and regulations—federal
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Lesson 4.4Environmental laws and regulations—provincial
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Lesson 4.5Climate change and renewable energy—provincial
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Lesson 4.6Toxics reduction and air quality—provincial
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Lesson 4.7Water pollution and spills
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Lesson 4.8Toxic and other waste and land remediation—provincial
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Lesson 4.9Municipal environmental protocols and aboriginal issues
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Lesson 4.10Enforcement of environmental and liability
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Lesson 4.11Environmental impact assessment
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Lesson 4.12Risk assessment and environmental audits
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Lesson 4.13Course overview, exam preparation and final exam
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5. Indoor air quality
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Lesson 5.1Overview of indoor air quality requirement
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Lesson 5.2New ASHARE standards 62-2001 and 52.2-1999
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Lesson 5.3New ASHARE standards 62-2001 and 52.2-1999 (continued)
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Lesson 5.4CSA standards Z-204-1999 and IICRC S-500-2003
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Lesson 5.5CSA standards Z-204-1999 and IICRC S-500-2003 (continued)
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Lesson 5.6Micro-organism in buildings—new assessment guidelines
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Lesson 5.7Sampling strategy based on the microbial volatile organic compounds
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Lesson 5.8Decontamination and control
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Lesson 5.9Maintenance of HVAC systems
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Lesson 5.10Course overview, exam preparation and final exam
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6. Ontario building codes
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7. Sustainable development
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Lesson 7.1Renewable energy technology
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Lesson 7.2Green buildings defined
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Lesson 7.3Ecological design
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Lesson 7.4Economic feasibility of green buildings
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Lesson 7.5Sustainable sites and landscapes
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Lesson 7.6The green building design process and construction
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Lesson 7.7Building automation systems
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Lesson 7.8Building commission
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Lesson 7.9Developing a measurement and verification plan
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Lesson 7.10Green building assessment
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Lesson 7.11The future of green buildings
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Lesson 7.12Course overview, exam preparation and final exam
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