This online, open and free course aims to prepare participants to successfully advance energy-efficient building construction and retrofits.
Port of Spain:--- CAF –Development Bank of Latin America- and the International Energy Agency (IEA) launch a new MOOC on Energy Efficiency in Buildings that will challenge students to consider the many decision levels and options involved in advancing energy efficiency in buildings.
The course consists of 4 modules and covers fundamental technical, design, policy and financial dimensions necessary to practically engage on the topic. It has a geographic focus on Latin America and the Caribbean and will introduce the fundamentals of how building design can reduce energy use, the benefits of reducing energy wastage, the policy landscape, codes and standards, data and indicators, and finance.
The approach is both cross-disciplinary and practical, applying foundational concepts to real-world examples from Latin America and the rest of the world. Anyone with an interest in the topic will benefit from the course: policymakers, architects, engineers, financial institutions, think-tanks, university students, and citizens.
Participants in the course will, on completion, have a solid understanding of the “big picture” as well as the tools to leverage their own expertise and interest to contribute to advancing energy efficiency in buildings.
• Starts: November 4
• Length: 6 weeks
• Effort: 40 hours
• Price: FREE
• Level: Introductory
• Language: English
More info and registration at: https://miriadax.net/web/energy-efficiency-in-buildings/inicio
