This program is no longer accepting applications. If you are currently enrolled in this program, please email the program contact about plans for completion.
About the program
You will study building sciences, sustainability, and energy management for building design and control, environmental legislation, air and water quality, assessment for communication of risk, hazardous materials assessment and abatement, sampling and testing methodologies, project management, CAD/BIM, and technical report writing.
Conestoga's Environmental Building Sciences program is experiential, incorporating exercises, case studies, and practical laboratories in building sciences. You will participate in a major project to address a present-day environmental building issue, which will be developed in consultation with representatives from the environmental industry.
Admission requirements
- A degree in science, engineering, a health-related field, or another related field from an accredited college or university
OR
- A three-year advanced diploma from an accredited college in architecture, mechanical, civil, environmental, or electrical engineering technology
- Applicants will be ranked based on an assessment of academic performance (grades), length and discipline of degree/diploma. Preference may be given to applicants who have successfully completed a chemistry course at the post-secondary level.
Note re: admission requirements
- Canadian citizens and permanent residents with transcripts from outside Canada require a course-by-course credential evaluation. You can request this at a reduced fee through the college by completing the Assessment of International Credentials for Admissions and Credit Transfer online form, or through an approved provider such as ICAS or WES.
- Applicants with transcripts from institutions where the language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency. Please refer to English language requirements for details.
Admission procedures
- Apply at Ontario Colleges - www.ontariocolleges.ca
- Final selection is made following an assessment of the admission requirements.
Program requirements
Graduate opportunities
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Program outcomes
- Evaluate building specifications and drawings to facilitate the design, construction and maintenance of buildings that are environmentally sound and provide a healthy indoor atmosphere.
- Apply regulations and control processes to address the major sources of chemical, biological, and physical hazards within building environments.
# Make recommendations to address potential hazards to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements governing the indoor built environment encompassing environmental and industrial guidelines, government codes, and standards. - Manage risk by identifying and assessing sources of contamination in the building environment while ensuring timely, ongoing and appropriate communications to stakeholders.
- Provide recommendations to the design team incorporating the principles of sustainability and green architecture into building design.
- Apply the principles of building systems to achieve occupant comfort, energy management and operational objectives during the life cycle of the building.
- Apply sample collection and field measurement techniques using appropriate testing equipment to ensure compliance with industry and government standards and guidelines.
- Analyze and interpret results from sample collection and field measurement data in order to support recommendations for environmental improvements.
- Organize data and information to prepare and deliver technical reports and specifications according to applicable standards and guidelines.
- Manage technical projects and teams using appropriate methods and tools to support achievement of project goals.
- Design solutions to address environmental building systems problems based upon stakeholder requirements and in compliance with environmental standards.
Program related resources
Program contact
Interested in taking this program full time?
See our Environmental Building Sciences full-time program for more information.
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Spring registration: Opens March 2, 2026
Disclaimer
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.