Building Controls & Energy Management- Flexible Learning British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

Program Description

The Advanced Certificate in Building Controls & Energy Management (BCEM) program was developed in partnership with industry to meet the growing need for individuals with both energy management and building controls expertise. The aim of this program is to supply industry with graduates who can use controls and building automation systems to improve energy efficiency. This includes integration of this knowledge in all phases of a building’s life: sustainable design, construction, commissioning, and ongoing operation. Owing to the dynamic nature of the building automation control and energy management fields, people working in these fields come from many different backgrounds. Individuals often specialize in one field or the other, but not both. This industry is now growing as more high performance buildings are being constructed. An additional driver is the advent of “connected” buildings, with data from formerly isolated systems being integrated and sent to the internet cloud for third party analysis and diagnostics, lending an information technology flavour to both aspects.

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