BCIT – Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessments Using Impact Estimator for Buildings

BCIT – Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessments Using Impact Estimator for Buildings (XZEB 1165)

This course builds on the technical foundation and basic principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) to begin practicing whole-building LCA. The second of four courses in the Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment Professional microcredential will be based on the Canadian national guidelines for whole-building LCA and will make use of the free LCA software, the Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings. Key topics include: background material and energy environmental data, scenarios, creating a building model and conducting whole-building LCA, data quality considerations, environmental product declarations (EPDs), interpreting results, making comparisons, and reporting.

To register for this course, learners must have completed the prerequisite 1160 or equivalent experience. Delivery Format: This course is intended to be offered fully online with live tutorials with the instructor and self-guided learning materials and activities in the BCIT Learning Hub.

Dates: October 17 – November 28, 2022
Time: 12 – 2 p.m.
Location: Online
Cost: $504.08
Learning Units (LUs): 24 Core
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