Refresher course for professionals in the field of energy certification for buildings. The ENERGY CERTIFICATION SPECIALIST is a professional profile with specific knowledge in the field of energy efficiency of buildings. Some regions, such as Lombardy, require accreditation exams and enrolment in the official regional register of certified professionals.
Module I - Forms and sources of energy
Module II - Thermohygrometric comfort
Module III - Thermal balance of a building
Module IV - Renewable energy sources
Module V - Legal framework
Module VI - The certification procedure, the certifier
Module VII - Spreadsheets and operating software with examples
The course is structured as follows:
- 35 video lectures, indexed by subject and with hypermedia bookmarks linked to the more-in-depth study materials;
- More-in-depth study materials are associated to the video lectures (texts, essays, articles, bibliographical references, lists of websites, case studies, etc.; )
- Exercises, practice work and virtual laboratories are associated to the courses and enable the students to put into practice the theoretical knowledge they learnt during self-study sessions as well as in collaborative learning sessions under the supervision of an expert teacher;
- Synchronic and asynchronic collaborative learning sessions using UNINETTUNO web fora for Interactive Class systems where lecturers, visiting professors, experts in the field present contributions, case studies, success stories related to the topics of the unit enabling students to interact in real time, to ask questions and get an immediate answer, and allowing the teachers to check the class learning process on the spot.
While this course does not provide directly ECTS - not needed for being an Energy Certification Specialist, the course is recognizable in Bachelor degree programs with coherent outcomes such as Civil Engineering among the professional certifications that lead to credits exemptions according to Italian regulation