Environmental Building Sciences

Program Overview:

The Environmental Building Sciences program is a one-year graduate certificate designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to effectively manage indoor environmental conditions throughout the building life cycle encompassing the identification, testing and remediation of problems in the building environment. You will study building sciences, sustainability and energy management for building design and control, environmental legislation, air and water quality, assessment for communication of risk, hazardous materials assessment and abatement, sampling and testing methodologies, and project management and technical report writing. The program is experiential in nature with the incorporation of exercises, case studies, and practical laboratories in building sciences. In the final term, you will participate in a major project to address a present-day building environmental issue. It was developed in consultation with representatives from the environmental industry. 

Admission Requirements:

• GPA: 60% or above

• IELTS: Overall 6.5 no band below than 6.0

• PTE: Overall 63 with no band below than 60

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Learning Outcomes:

1. Evaluate building specifications and drawings to facilitate the design, construction and maintenance of buildings that are environmentally sound and provide a healthy indoor atmosphere.

2. Apply regulations and control processes to address the major sources of chemical, biological, and physical hazards within building environments.

3. Make recommendations to address potential hazards to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements governing the indoor built environment encompassing environmental and industrial guidelines, government codes, and standards.

4. Manage risk by identifying and assessing sources of contamination in the building environment while ensuring timely, ongoing and appropriate communications to stakeholders.

5. Provide recommendations to the design team incorporating the principles of sustainability and green architecture into building design.

Career Outlook:

Graduates of this program will be well-suited to careers within the expanding facilities management, industrial/occupational safety, and testing and abatement fields managing the indoor building environment.

Program Intake: January, May & September

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