Bitesize Low Energy Design
- 4 x 2 Hour Sessions
- FROM £348.00 excl VAT
- Taught Live Online
This introductory level course explores sustainable construction design through lessons learnt from Passivhaus, offering a quality-assured route to achieving healthy, high performance buildings, with a focus on reducing energy use, while also addressing embodied energy and construction waste.
About This Course
This course will introduce you to the essential components of sustainable building design, covering concepts that can be applied to all buildings, regardless of their design brief. We will provide you with the tools needed to make informed decisions that impact energy consumption and cost, ensuring your projects’ building performance is future proof.
Whether you’re tackling a one-off project or approaching a management plan for estates, our course distils the crucial knowledge our trainers have gained from years at the forefront of UK low energy and Net Zero building design. Along the way we draw upon lessons from Passivhaus, a proven and quality assured route to achieving good performance.
If you are working to low energy or Net Zero targets, the approaches covered in this course will build your confidence to achieve high-level results, ensuring you are equipped to make the right early stage design choices that impact cost and energy in use. If you’re working on a Passivhaus project, this course will provide a solid foundation in understanding the key considerations.
What's included:
- Live teaching sessions with our experienced trainers, plus additional tutorials.
- Ongoing access to all training materials, further resources and case studies on our learning platform for two years, to support you in applying your new-found knowledge to your work.
- Discounts for follow-on training with Coaction, including CERTIFIED PASSIVHAUS DESIGNER, PASSIVHAUS IN PRACTICE and RETROFIT DELIVERY courses.
- CPD Certificate worth 15 Hours.
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Course Structure
This course is delivered over four modules. Each module includes a block of self-study with videos and interactive quizzes, followed by live online interactive workshops where you'll apply your knowledge to real-world case studies, deepening your understanding and allowing you to test concepts in readiness for real world projects.
By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand how architectural design impacts on energy performance and comfort.
- Explore how early-stage design choices around shape and form factor, insulation, and glazing affect energy in use.
- Recognise why airtightness is important and how to consider the right construction choices to achieve this.
- Explore the role of effective ventilation and the best strategies for efficient heating and cooling.
Each workshop is delivered live on line and covers the following topics:
Module 1: Introduction to Passivhaus and the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) software
Unpack the challenges and opportunities we face in building design and the tools we have at hand. Get acquainted with the basic pillars of Passivhaus and learn the role of PHPP software in the design process.
Module 2: Climate Responsible Architecture
Explore how early stage architectural design choices influence energy performance and how to apply these principles to your projects.
Module 3: Climate Responsible Construction
Explore construction and material strategies that align with Passivhaus principles, ensuring energy efficiency, comfort and sustainability.
Module 4: Climate Responsible Building Services
Learn about the integration of building services such as heating, cooling, hot water and ventilation in a Passivhaus project.
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Course Fees & Packages
- Membership Price (PHT / AECB Members): £348.00 ex VAT
- Standard Price: £398.00 ex VAT
Funding: New CITB Grant Available: 70% CITB Funding available until March 2026 LEARN MORE
Social Impact: As a Community Interest Company, any profits are reinvested to enhance our courses and support the upskilling of built environment professionals in the UK.
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What our graduates say...
"The use of group activities is very helpful to ensure our understanding of what has been talked about."
bitesize Graduate
"I felt the sessions were good for fostering discussion in a way that brought the group together."
bitesize Graduate
"It’s good to go through the course with an open mind and air any thoughts / reservations you may have - the discussion with the tutors and students helped me to let go of some of my pre-conceptions. – Alan McKay"
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