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Overview
Zero Carbon Buildings (Energy Management and Performance) course at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) will be delivered as a stand-alone credit-bearing short course and meets the criteria for Higher Education Short Course (HESC) loans, available to apply for once your application has been approved.
If you are unfamiliar with higher education settings, full support will be given and the course has been designed to meet the highest standard of inclusive design, with a mix of in-person teaching and an online learning environment where material is available in digital formats, including recordings of live sessions, learning material and a reading list in accessible formats.
Key Features
Learning will be divided into short presentations on theory, followed by interactive learning activities, using technology enhanced learning, detailed session plans and related reading lists.
The use of hands-on learning equipment and real-world case studies will be used to give the learning a professional focus.
Programme Structure
Content- Management in the Energy Industry: structure of the energy supply industry, energy-use regulations and certification schemes, incentive schemes, energy in facility management, energy markets, tariffs.
- Data Gathering and Analysis: data gathering techniques, energy audits, monitoring and instrumentation, metering and sub-metering, EBMS systems, surveying, CUSUM analysis, Sankey diagrams, benchmarking.
- Performance Evaluation: technical and financial analysis of: mechanical systems, control systems, electrical systems; encouraging energy efficient behaviour change; soft landings.
- Human factors in building performance: user movement in buildings; visual effects on users; predicting user behaviour in response to audio/visual signalling and design semantics of interactive objects; sensors and smart technologies.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 7 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Blended
Disciplines
Civil Engineering & Construction Sustainable Energy View 41 other Short Courses in Civil Engineering & Construction in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- To gain entry to this course, learners require either:
- a) completion of the related short course Zero Carbon Buildings (Technology and Modelling) Level 5;
- or,
- b) completion of 120 credits of level 5 in a related technical programme of the built environment;
- or,
- c) evidence of experiential learning that map to the learning outcomes of the level 5 short course Zero Carbon Buildings (Technology and Modelling).
Tuition Fee
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International
2310 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2310 GBP for the full programme during 7 months. -
National
2310 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2310 GBP for the full programme during 7 months.
Living costs for Bristol
750 - 1260 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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