Overview
The Specialist Diploma in Sustainability and Carbon Management is a comprehensive program designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to address the pressing challenges of sustainable development in the built environment due to climate change. This specialized diploma integrates a deep understanding of sustainability principles focusing on achieving super low energy buildings while managing their carbon footprint and emissions.
This module equips participants with in-depth understanding of the strategies to design, manage and evaluate the performance of super-low energy and zero energy buildings.
The module will also examine various alternative and centralized cooling technologies, as well as the use of smart technologies to reduce and optimize building energy usage.
Objectives
To successfully complete this course, you will be expected to be able to:
a) Appreciate the causes and effects of climate change as well as the importance of achieving sustainability for the built environment,
b) Analyse the environmental impacts of building projects and propose solutions to minimise these impacts; and
c) Apply various effective passive and active strategies to achieve super low energy.
