Course Overview
This course supports the need for essential skills and knowledge of energy efficient homes and buildings for learners with some experience in buildings and construction and who want to support capacity building in their communities. This course covers key areas of knowledge needed for communicating energy efficient solutions and practices for new construction and existing homes including: approaches to energy efficient, durable, and resilient buildings; cultural appropriateness; building science principles; mechanical and passive heating, cooling, and ventilation.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completon of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the concept of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) in climate action, energy efficiency, and resilience
- Define Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)
- Describe why Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) are important
- Compare Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) to zero emissions buildings.
- Discuss common metrics used in new construction and existing homes for measuring energy efficiency
- Identify the methods for measuring airtightness, energy demand, energy use, and carbon emissions in BC Energy Step Code, BC Zero Carbon Step Code, Net Zero Energy, and Passive House standards.
- Describe the 6 principles of zero energy buildings.
- Explain fundamentals of building science as it relates to heat, air, and moisture transmission
- Describe the five critical layers of a building enclosure
- Describe four strategies to manage water within a building enclosure
- Explain the principles of heat, air, moisture transmission through an example of a new construction or retrofit project.
- Describe the common mechanical, ventilation, and electrical systems for energy efficient housing (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation with heat recovery).
- Explain the House-as-a-System concept in new construction or existing homes.
- Apply concepts of building science, house-as-a-system, affordability, and resilience using a case study of a retrofit.
Effective as of Fall 2024
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