Affordable Housing Sustainability through Net-Zero Design

Delivery: Hyflex - A primarily self-paced online course, with 2 live (optional/recorded) instructional sessions, and 3 drop-in sessions.

Duration: This course is delivered over a 6-week period, and requires approximately 24 hours of your time (an investment of 4 hours per week).

In this course, participants will explore the principles and practices of net-zero housing design and construction. Through a combination of theoretical learning and practical application, learners will see the impact of net-zero housing on energy efficiency, sustainability, and affordability. The course will cover energy retrofitting strategies, performance benchmarks, and metrics, as well as site planning and cost-benefit analysis of net-zero housing projects.

Learning Outcomes

You will refine your thinking about the impact of net-zero housing design, by:

• Using net-zero housing design and construction processes, 
• Outlining appropriate energy efficiency methods & strategies for retrofitting,
• Setting performance benchmarks and measuring metrics for a given scenario,
• Adapting site plans, and development processes to achieve net-zero, and
• Conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the financial, environmental, and social aspects of a given net-zero housing project/scenario.

Course Outline

• Module 1: Introduction to Net-Zero Housing Design
  
• Module 2: Energy & Efficiency of Sustainable Housing
  
• Module 3: Calculating Energy Consumption & Sustainability Targets
  
• Module 4: Climate Resilient Net-Zero Housing Design
• Module 5: Renewable Energy Options
• Module 6: Project Creation & Review
  

Recommended For:

• Housing development professionals, leaders, and aspiring sector works.
  
• Non-profit housing board members and employees.
  
• Municipal leaders, planners, and community developers.