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Learn how houses are sited, designed, and constructed in Canada, plus how factors such as design, material selection, and construction type affect their value. Discover how to identify and evaluate problems due to design, construction, or deterioration, their effect on value, and how problems should...

This course offers a fundamental understating of energy efficiency in buildings. Students learn the current energy efficiency requirements for buildings in BC. Different energy standards are discussed including ASHRAE 90.1, NECB, and BC Energy Step Code. Students learn the HOT2000 energy modelling...

This course will help participants understand how to estimate the cost of house construction with more accuracy. The format is highly intuitive and does not require participants to have a great deal of technical knowledge about construction and building methods. The divisions of the work discussed...

Legal issues in construction projects can affect the finished project in dramatic ways if they are not handled properly by competent contractors. Students completing this course will have a thorough knowledge of: the legal vocabulary and concepts that apply to the business of construction, the...

Learn the principles and practices of commercial, industrial, and retail property management. Topics include property types, law, management agreements, marketing, leases, maintenance and security, budgets and controls, insurance, assessment and taxation, special use properties (e.g. medical...