Green Building and Sustainable Design Certificate

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Use AutoCAD to create architectural building plans.
• Apply BC building codes and city zoning bylaws to building-design projects.
• Describe contemporary and emerging high-performance building codes and standards.
• Use Revit to create 3D building information models.
• Apply building-inspection guidelines.
• Design and analyze building-envelope and energy performance.
• Apply building-science principles to high-performance buildings.
• Explain the technical and economic principles behind Passive House design.
• Select sustainable materials appropriate for specific projects.
• Identify efficient heating, cooling, ventilation, air-quality, and insulation systems.
• Use HOT2000 to simulate energy loss and efficiency in low-rise residential buildings.
• Analyze and audit building energy performance.
• Apply LEED rating systems and documentation practices.
• Prepare for the EnerGuide and LEED Green Associate examinations.

Courses

Admission Requirements

• High school diploma or mature student status*
• Legal eligibility to study in Canada
• English proficiency requirement from one of following options:
  1. Completion of 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12), or 2 years of if Grade are 10, 11, or 12, have been successfully completed in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages, or
  2. Completion of 2 years of full-time post-secondary education in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, and IQAS), or
  3. Evidence of achievement in a recognized standardized language assessment at an overall level equivalent to IELTS 5.5 (academic) or higher: IELTS academic 5.5; TOEFL IBT 46; CAEL 40; CELPIP (Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, Writing 5); DET 95, PTE 43; FCE 160 or “C”; Cambridge Linguaskill B2; LANGUAGECERT Academic B2; MET B2; iTEP Academic 3.5; EIKEN Grade Pre-1. Test results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program, or
  4. Evidence of graduation from language program with a minimum grade/level from a Languages Canada accredited institution with an established pathway/articulation agreement allowing direct entry (no further testing required) to a diploma or degree program at a public institution in Canada. The pathway/articulation agreement must be current at the date of enrolment, or
  5. Accuplacer - This option may only apply when:
     • English is the program’s language of instruction, and
     • the applicant is a mature domestic student facing barriers, and
     • the applicant cannot access their educational records or cannot provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined in this policy
     • Applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and
     • Applicant provides attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English* in a country where the English is one of the principal languages, and
     • Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing and WritePlacer) and achieves the following minimum scores:
       • Reading: 230, and Writing: 230, and WritePlacer: 4

Refer to Language Proficiency Policy for details.

*Mature Student is defined as an individual who is 19 years of age or older at the start of the program.

*Under no circumstances can these Admission Requirements be waived.

Employment Opportunities

Career-path occupations generally require additional industry experience, employer training, certification, professional registration or further education. Completion of this program does not by itself confer a professional licence or protected occupational designation.