UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Develop your ability to identify and capitalise on energy conservation opportunities to promote efficiency in buildings and facilities

Duration

8 weeks, excluding
orientation

Effort

8–10 hours per week,
entirely online

Learning Format

Weekly modules,
flexible learning

ON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH:

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The ability to recommend and implement practical energy efficiency measures that result in efficiency benefits for businesses.

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The skills to conduct an energy audit to analyse usage patterns and pinpoint energy-saving opportunities for a facility.

3

The expertise to establish an energy management system and develop procedures to help fulfil energy policy objectives.

4

A certificate of completion from Africa’s leading university1 as proof of your ability to mitigate environmental impacts and reduce business costs through energy conservation.

1 QS Top Universities (2021).

This course is approved by the University of Cape Town and is validated by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for CPD credits. The course has an estimated 80 hours of learning and South African engineering professionals can earn up to eight CPD credits.*

International students need to consult their national professional engineering bodies to check whether this course is recognised for points towards maintaining professional status.

*Should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. The University of Cape Town and GetSmarter accept no responsibility. If you would like to claim validation or points, use the ECSA validation number UCTGSEES23.

COURSE CURRICULUM

MODULE 1 Introduction to Energy Efficiency: Importance, Strategies, and Challenges
Learn about the basics and benefits of energy efficiency, as well as energy efficiency barriers.

MODULE 2 Energy Metrics, Economics, and the Business Case for Energy Efficiency
Learn about energy metrics, basic energy economics, and how to use energy economics to support the business case for energy efficiency.

MODULE 3 Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Buildings: General Considerations and Regulations
Learn about sustainable buildings and materials, as well as the regulations applicable to energy efficiency in buildings.

MODULE 4 Energy-Efficiency Management and Technologies in Buildings
Discover how demand-side management, and energy-efficient lighting, water heating, and HVAC can contribute to energy efficiency in buildings.

MODULE 5 Energy-Efficiency Management and Technologies in the Industrial Sector
Learn about energy efficiency in relation to the conservation of heat in boilers and furnaces, as well as energy efficiency in motor-driven systems.

MODULE 6 Energy Auditing
Discover how to identify opportunities for energy saving by performing an energy audit.

MODULE 7 Measurement and Verification
Learn about how to measure and verify energy savings.

MODULE 8 Energy Management Systems
Discover how to develop and implement an energy management system for a facility.

YOUR COURSE CONVENORS

Richard Larmour

Research Officer at the Energy Research Centre (ERC) based at UCT

Larmour has a Master of Science in engineering (energy studies) from UCT. He has expertise in the areas of measurement and verification, energy efficiency, pump systems optimisation, and motor-driven systems optimisation, and has worked at the UCT Energy Research Centre since 2010. Larmour has published several articles in Energy Management News and co-authored a chapter in Measurement and Verification Practices.

Mascha Moorlach

Senior Research Officer in the Advanced Machines & Energy Systems group (AMES) at UCT

Mascha Moorlach obtained a Master of Science in architecture, systems, and planning from the University of Technology in Eindhoven. After graduating in 1996, she worked as a consultant engineer with Sweegers en De Bruijn in the Netherlands. She relocated to South Africa and worked as an architectural draughtsperson before joining the UCT Energy Research Centre as an energy-efficiency engineer in 2006. She currently works with the Advanced Machines & Energy Systems group within the Electrical Engineering department at UCT. Mascha is currently involved in the Transforming Energy Access and the Energy 4 Wellbeing projects amongst others.

AN ONLINE EDUCATION THAT SETS YOU APART

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Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.

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