Energy Reduction and Sustainability

Course description

This course will explain methods being developed and used in the industry to cut costs of energy, fuel, and waste. The course will also look at greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the efforts in the industry to emit less pollutants. Students will learn to balance the reduction of GHG emissions and energy costs. Students will also learn how companies and institutions quantify GHG emissions using the GHG protocols and how to forecast the costs/benefits of GHG emission reduction strategies. In addition, the course will look at how to create an emission reduction plan and track it. The course will introduce students to programs available by various levels of the Canadian government which are aimed at standards compliance, as well as programs that offer grants and incentives for energy and/or GHG emission reduction. Students will also learn how to use software to simulate the energy and GHG savings from common energy efficiency measures and apply this software to sample case projects. Finally, the course will provide students with strategies for keeping abreast of industry and regulatory changes and how to engage businesses to implement energy management and sustainable business strategies.

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