Residential Deep Energy Retrofit Fundamentals

In this 24-hour online course, Residential Deep Energy Retrofit Fundamentals, you’ll build on foundational building science to explore deep retrofit strategies, homeowner motivations, and cost/benefit trade-offs. Learn to plan integrated upgrades including electrification, resilience measures, and envelope/mechanical coordination, while engaging collaborative design and stakeholder alignment. This course is ideal for renovation professionals, energy advisers, designers, and trades interested in advancing retrofit planning skills.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.

Upon successful completion of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Relate deep energy retrofits (DERs) to environmental and home renovation goals
• Illustrate key homeowner motivations and compare DER costs to anticipated savings
• Associate typical residential DER strategies with their role in improving climate resilience of homes
• Identify strategies for engaging teams with the required expertise to allow collaborative and successful planning and execution of DERs.

You’ll demonstrate your skills and knowledge acquisition through written assignments and online discussion boards. This online course combines structured and guided self-study with scheduled virtual sessions. All coursework must be completed as per the course schedule and no later than the course end date. This course qualifies for the SAIT Micro-credential badge. Students who successfully complete this course with a final grade of B- (70%) or higher will earn a micro-credential and receive a shareable digital badge.

This course will prepare you to lead residential deep energy retrofit projects by giving you the tools to evaluate technical strategies, prioritize interventions, manage costs, and align upgrades with homeowner goals and climate objectives. You’ll gain experience integrating design, performance, and resilience thinking in retrofit planning. The micro-credential supports Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery’s mission by building capacity in low-carbon skills, promoting equity in the clean-energy transition, and advancing climate-resilient infrastructure. As part of a stackable credential framework, it embodies C2R2’s vision of mobilizing colleges to drive a just, inclusive, and climate-focused recovery in Canada.

• Assessing Homes for Deep Energy Retrofits
• Residential Building Science Fundamentals