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Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems

Heat Integration of Industrial Processes (HIIP)

Certified Industrial Energy Professional (CIEP)

Carbon Auditing Professional (CAP)

50001 Certified Practitioner

Working with the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB)

Heat Pumps – Efficiency Opportunities and Installation Requirements *Upcoming 2024*

Energy Engagement Strategies

Certified Sustainable Building Operator (CSBO)

Working with the Greener Homes Initiative

Building Electrification Strategies *Upcoming 2024*

Achieving Net Zero Buildings

Carbon Footprint Accounting: Scope 3 GHG Emissions *Upcoming 2024*

Carbon Footprint Accounting: Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions

Planning and Selecting GHG Reduction Projects

Prep Course for the NRCan Quality Assurance Specialist Exam (House)

Advanced Building Energy Modelling

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 101-Fundamentals & Basics

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 201-Creating and Updating you Building Profile

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 301-Maximize Usage with Advanced Features

Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP)

Energy Management Professional 101 (EMP 101)

Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Certified RETScreen® Expert (CRE)

Advanced RETScreen® Expert

Existing Building Commissioning Essentials

Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)

Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)

Introduction to RETScreen® Expert

Energy Efficiency for Building Operators & Maintenance Staff (EEBO)

Advanced Course on Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx)

Energy Management Systems (EMS) and 50001 Ready Canada Webinar: 101

Building Science and Numeracy Essentials

Prep Course for the NRCan Foundation Level Exam

Prep Course for the NRCan Energy Advisor Exam (House)

Tools for Completing Probationary Files

Advanced HOT2000 User

Prep Course for the NRCan Low-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Exam (MURB)

Building Energy Modelling Essentials

Building Energy Modelling Professional

Building Automation Systems Essentials

Advanced Building Automation Systems Optimization

Making the Case for Energy Management Projects

Strategic Energy Management 101 (SEM 101)

Making the Case for Decarbonization Projects

Becoming Carbon Neutral: Key Concepts, Strategies and Initiatives

Advanced Measurement and Verification

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Program Overview

Organizations are pursuing decarbonization activities in response to the setting of internal GHG reduction goals and regulations.  The eventual outcome of these drivers is to achieve net zero carbon emissions from the built environment in the coming decades.

This course focuses direct strategies and measures necessary to attain net zero emissions in buildings. The topics covered include:

  • Actions for achieving net zero emissions in new buildings.
  • Analysis of retrofit strategies and pathways for existing facilities.
  • Non-retrofit approaches to emission reduction (such as Renewable Energy Credits, Onsite Generation, Carbon Offsets, etc.).
  • Examination of related certifications (Passive House and CAGBC Zero Carbon Building Standard).
  • Non-energy emissions like embodied emissions and refrigerants.

In this two-day course, participants will learn about decarbonizing new and existing buildings as well as alternatives to decarbonization retrofits for buildings without access to low carbon fuel sources. The course will provide case studies and practical activities from a variety of building types including commercial, multi-unit residential and institutional.  One of the core takeaways from this course will be that participants will apply what they learned by creating their own low carbon roadmap to take an existing building in their portfolio down to net zero emissions.

In this course you will learn to

  • Design a net-zero pathway for a building.
  • Pinpoint building emission sources throughout its lifecycle.
  • Apply emission reduction strategies for buildings in consideration of carbon intensive electricity grids.
  • Determine optimal retrofit sequences in an existing building.

 

This course is ideal for

This course is relevant to anyone involved in facility management, operations management and planning, or sustainability planning. It is especially valuable to those tasked with identifying and implementing decarbonization projects in commercial, industrial, multi-unit residential, and institutional buildings.

  • Sustainability, environment, or decarbonization managers
  • Building or portfolio assets managers
  • Energy managers
  • Building owners and operators

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