Building Controls & Energy Management

The Advanced Certificate in Building Controls & Energy Management (BCEM) program was developed in partnership with industry to meet the growing need for individuals with both energy management and building controls expertise. The aim of this program is to supply industry with graduates who can use controls and building automation systems to improve energy efficiency. This includes integration of this knowledge in all phases of a building’s life: sustainable design, construction, commissioning, and ongoing operation. Owing to the dynamic nature of the building automation control and energy management fields, people working in these fields come from many different backgrounds. Individuals often specialize in one field or the other, but not both. This industry is now growing as more high performance buildings are being constructed. An additional driver is the advent of “connected” buildings, with data from formerly isolated systems being integrated and sent to the internet cloud for third party analysis and diagnostics, lending an information technology flavour to both aspects. The target audience for this program are designers, builders, operators, commissioners, and energy managers of buildings with an interest in sustainability. Each will come into the program with a different skillset. This program will provide each sector segment with the same language and knowledge in order to improve energy efficiency of buildings through use of effective controls systems. The BCEM program is an online part-time studies program that will provide graduates with the skills and knowledge of sustainable energy management and building controls system principles, approaches, techniques, and tools, so that they will be able to function quickly and effectively in the building controls and efficiency sector. The program uses live, web-based lectures and self-guided learning as the primary method to develop the knowledge and applied skills of the learners. Learning methodologies will also include case studies, project work, group collaboration, and student presentations.