Building Energy Performance Essentials

This 13-hour LU/HSW course explores energy-efficient design and construction strategies for residential and small buildings, emphasizing their impact on occupant health, safety, and welfare. Participants examine core building-science principles, high-performance envelopes, whole-building system integration, and Energy Use Intensity (EUI) as a performance metric. The course reviews ENERGY STAR® and applicable Canadian energy-code pathways, along with practical strategies such as advanced framing, passive solar design, cool roofs, and low-energy housing approaches. Emphasis is placed on applied decision-making that improves thermal performance, indoor environmental quality, durability, and long-term building resilience.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

-Explain core building-science principles, including heat transfer, air movement, and moisture control, and their influence on occupant health, comfort, and building safety.

-Evaluate high-performance building envelope systems and construction techniques to improve thermal efficiency, moisture management, and long-term durability.

-Analyze whole-house system interactions between structural, mechanical, and envelope components to support safe, healthy, and energy-efficient building performance.

-Apply energy-efficiency standards, performance metrics (including EUI), and code-recognized pathways to inform responsible and compliant residential design decisions.

-Assess passive, active, and alternative low-energy design strategies to determine their suitability for specific climates, sites, and residential energy-performance goals.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this 13-hour program, learners will:

Understand core building-performance principles that define an energy-efficient project.

Identify major components of energy-efficient envelopes and building systems.

Apply whole-systems thinking to improve energy performance in residential and small-building design.

Strengthen competency in energy-efficient construction, aligning with AIA HSW learning requirements.

AIBC-Approved Continuing Education Course

The goal of this course is not to overwhelm learners with technical minutiae, but to equip professionals with practical, actionable insights that support safer job sites, smarter decision-making, stronger design outcomes, and high-performance practices.

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