Course description

This course will utilize the knowledge base covered in the previous courses in this program and apply it to an energy modeling and auditing project. Large buildings often require energy modeling during the planning and design stages to demonstrate compliance with standards in terms of limiting the use of fuel and electricity and auditing several years after occupancy to identify energy efficiency measures. The energy modeling and auditing will include architectural review, mechanical and electrical input. Students will be able to correlate the information required as input to the modeling software.Students will be given a project to work on and develop the energy modeling and auditing report. If the building is existing, they will need to either visit the site or review previous assessment reports and utility data where available. The course will introduce commonly available software in the industry similar to Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) RETSCreen Expert and eQUEST. The software will be available for use by the students.

Course details

Hours: 56
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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Credit transfer

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Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery