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Net-Zero Affordable Housing
Type: Microcredential
This course offers participants the chance to obtain a microcredential, which serves as proof of having gained specific skills or competencies relevant to employment. Developed in partnership with employers, industries, and related organizations, the microcredentials align closely with relevant and practical tasks and duties in the workplace. These credentials can be showcased on digital resumes, social media profiles, personal websites, and within email signatures. To receive the microcredential from this course, participants must pass a competency-based assessment successfully.
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Skills: Net-Zero Design; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Energy Efficiency; Affordable Housing Earning Criteria: |
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Enrolment options
Net-Zero Housing Principles
- Learning Type:Course
- Delivery Mode:Blended
- Recognition:Microcredential
- Education For:Professional & Industry Training
- CEUs:2.4
In this course, participants will explore the principles and practices of net-zero housing design and construction. Through a combination of theoretical learning and practical application, learners will see the impact of net-zero housing on energy efficiency, sustainability, and affordability. The course will cover energy retrofitting strategies, performance benchmarks, and metrics, as well as site planning and cost-benefit analysis of net-zero housing projects.
Learning Outcomes
You will refine your thinking about the impact of net-zero housing design, by:
- Using net-zero housing design and construction processes,
- Outlining appropriate energy efficiency methods & strategies for retrofitting,
- Setting performance benchmarks and measuring metrics for a given scenario,
- Adapting site plans, and development processes to achieve net-zero, and
- Conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the financial, environmental, and social aspects of a given net-zero housing project/scenario.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Introduction to Net-Zero Housing Design
- Module 2: Energy & Efficiency of Sustainable Housing
- Module 3: Calculating Energy Consumption & Sustainability Targets
- Module 4: Climate Resilient Net-Zero Housing Design
- Module 5: Renewable Energy Options
- Module 6: Project Creation & Review
Recommended For:
- Housing development professionals, leaders, and aspiring sector works.
- Non-profit housing board members and employees.
- Municipal leaders, planners, and community developers.
- Instructor: Cape Breton University
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- Learning Type:Course
- Delivery Mode:Blended
- Recognition:Microcredential
- Education For:Professional & Industry Training
- CEUs:2.4
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