CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGIES

The Certificate is designed for professionals in early or mid-career who wish to expand their interest in the environmental, energy and health issues associated with buildings as a means of developing their careers. The program is also for those who wish to become building industry professionals involved in the construction and operation of buildings.

The Certificate explores the environmental issues associated with buildings and built environment. As well as providing a ‘first approach’ in the fundamentals of sustainable design, the program currently deals with critical issues of CO2 emissions, global warming and pollution from non-renewable energy consumed by buildings, and the impact of these elements on human health and the environment.

The program is divided into two main parts that start from a main common base dedicated to the fundamental principles of sustainability. These principles are explained through an analysis of criteria to improve the energy, health and environmental performance of new and existing buildings.

Elective courses are chosen from two areas of concentration. The first area, DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY, is more ‘architectural’ and focused on the research of sustainable solutions strongly integrated with the buildings envelope and shape, where architecture and technique are aligned to reach the best energy performance.

The second area, TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY, deals with the technical solutions and management approaches to reduce the amount of energy required by old and new buildings while minimizing their CO2 footprint.
The Certificate is granted on the completion of five (5) courses for a total of fifteen (15) credits.

Program Courses:

a. Obligatory Courses: Two courses (6 CH)
DAP-AGC/2300 - Built Environment and Energy Context
DAP-AGC/2400 - Health and Comfort

b. Elective Courses: Three courses (9 CH). Students must choose one area of concentration from the below two choices:

DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY
DAP-EDC/1200 - Building Envelopes
DAP-EDC/2200 - Sustainable Buildings
DAP-EDC/2600 - Efficient Design Strategies

TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
DAP-EDC/2100 - Materials and Life Cycles
DAP-EDC/2400 - Sustainable Technologies
DAP-EDC/3400 - Efficient Building Services Systems
DAP-EDC/3600 - Energy Management