Would you like to learn how to design sustainable buildings that are highly energy and water efficient, use sustainable materials, cut waste, and are comfortable to live in?
This course brings award winning leading experts in sustainable design into your office, home or classroom, whenever you want, wherever you are. Get one-on-one mentoring and training to help you with applying sustainable design to buildings.
With over 30 high quality multi-media lessons featuring animation and case studies, and engaging activities that will get you thinking and participating, this course will allow you to get the highest quality feedback on your designs from industry experts.
It also covers reviewing site conditions, evaluating sustainability options, and recommending cost-effective options for sustainability to clients in order to meet compliance requirements and client preferences.
This course supports building designers who incorporate sustainable design solutions that fall within the clients’ budget into small-scale building design projects.
Topics include:
- Researching trends in sustainable design
- Assessing the clients’ sustainability requirements, preferences and budget
- Construction materials and methods used in sustainable design, including costs
- Zero-Energy buildings
- How to engage your client in the design process
- Indoor Air Quality
- Condensation in Buildings
- Passive Heating, Cooling and Ventilation
- Material Selection and LCA
- Glazing and Thermal Performance
- Water Efficient Design
- Grey Water Systems
- Renewable Energy and Battery Storage
- Communication with the Builder and Client
Duration:
self-paced between 16 – 24 hours on-line and on-site
Pre-requisites:
Students must be able to use CAD and have access to CAD software
Availability:
Students must have access to internet and lap-top/PC with a web-cam.
Cost:
$900 Payment available on-line by credit card or Paypal
Enrol
Would you like to learn how to design sustainable buildings that are highly energy and water efficient, use sustainable materials, cut waste, and are comfortable to live in?
This course brings award winning leading experts in sustainable design into your office, home or classroom, whenever you want, wherever you are. Get one-on-one mentoring and training to help you with applying sustainable design to buildings.
With over 30 high quality multi-media lessons featuring animation and case studies, and engaging activities that will get you thinking and participating, this course will allow you to get the highest quality feedback on your designs from industry experts.
It also covers reviewing site conditions, evaluating sustainability options, and recommending cost-effective options for sustainability to clients in order to meet compliance requirements and client preferences.
This course supports building designers who incorporate sustainable design solutions that fall within the clients’ budget into small-scale building design projects.
Topics include: