Overview
Deep energy retrofits offer healthier, more efficient, and climate-resilient homes, but they require understanding both technical solutions and homeowner priorities. Residential Deep Energy Retrofit Fundamentals builds on foundational building science knowledge and introduces the strategies, planning processes, and collaborative approaches essential for successful retrofit projects.
In this SAIT Micro-credential course, you’ll explore the history and context of Canadian residential buildings, typical retrofit strategies including climate resilience and home electrification, and evaluate costs, anticipated savings, and homeowner motivations. Collaborative planning and integrated design processes are emphasized to ensure effective, high-performance outcomes.
You’ll engage in 24 hours of learning over three weeks, combining online self-study with mandatory three-hour, weekly instructor-led virtual group sessions. Interactive discussions, assignments, and practical exercises help you connect technical strategies to real-world homeowner needs and project goals.
This foundational knowledge prepares you for the next intermediate course in the Deep Energy Retrofit certificate program, SNRG 006 Assessing Homes for Deep Energy Retrofits.
This course is ideal if you:
- work in residential construction, renovation, or design and want to strengthen your retrofit planning skills
- are preparing to lead or contribute to deep energy retrofit projects
- need practical tools to evaluate strategies, costs, and homeowner priorities
- want to improve collaboration and planning for climate-resilient home upgrades.
You must complete SNRG 004 Residential Building Science Fundamentals before registering for this course.
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.
To request a course outline, contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca.
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Registration closes seven days before the start date for on-campus, online scheduled, and blended courses, and one day before the start date for online self-paced courses.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Micro-credential
SAIT Micro-credentials develop future-ready skills aligned to emerging technologies and industries and include competency-based testing. Earning the SAIT Future-Forward Skills Micro-credential demonstrates to employers that you have the required competencies — combining knowledge, skills and abilities — to stay ahead in a rapidly changing workplace. Learn more.
Students who complete this course with a final grade of A- (80%) or higher will earn the Micro-credential and receive a shareable digital badge that validates their achievement.
Costs
Textbook and reading list
Included in the purchase of this course, you'll receive course content accessible online in Brightspace (D2L).
Technology
To be successful in this course, you’ll need:
- Access to your own computer or laptop with standard hardware/software requirements
- Functional webcam and microphone
- Internet access.
Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants, including the Canada Alberta Productivity Grant.
Applicable certificates
- Certification type
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Certificate of Completion
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