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Program(s): Photovoltaics I and II, High-efficiency Lighting I, II, and III,
Optimizing Geo-exchange
Location(s): BCIT Campus, Burnaby BC
Duration: Variable
Pre-requisites: None, or course-specific
Credential earned: Variable, courses are credit and non-credit
Tution & fees: Variable, from $308 to $830

New! Sustainable Energy Management certificate, presented by BCIT and BC Hydro, see below.

The BCIT Centre for Energy Systems Applications (CESA) was formed with a mandate to provide industry training, and foster applied research activities related to educational programs.  It also coordinates standards and best practice reviews, and conducts efficiencies and conservation assessments.



i) Students in the Optimizing Geo-exchange course
ii) A ‘solar power tower’ stands in the centre of the BCIT campus

CESA’s interest and emerging areas of curriculum development and applied research are in energy systems that minimize impacts on the natural environment and consumption of non-renewable resources. Examples include wind, micro-hydro, PV, passive solar, biomass, geoexchange, waste-to-energy and alternative fuels such as hydrogen.

CESA is located within the School of Construction and the Environment. The School is concerned with the natural environment, the built environment and the relationship between them. 

Several research centres operating within the School of Construction and the Environment complement CESA including: Centre for Infrastructure Management, Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology, the Building Science Centre of Excellence, and the Canadian Housing and Construction Centre.

In 2006 BCIT and BC Hydro initiated the Distributed Power Connections Study. The primary objective of the study is to analyze the impact of electric Distributed Generation (DG) technologies on the BC Hydro grid. The study will also facilitate the analysis and demonstration of near-ready for market energy technologies and consumer-ready energy technologies. 

BCIT, in partnership with BC Hydro, is now launching a series of part-time studies courses in Sustainable Energy Management.

These courses are designed to support employment opportunities in the emerging field of sustainable energy management, with focus on energy demands of commercial and institutional buildings. Once you have completed these courses you will be eligible to become an BC Hydro PowerSmart Energy Manager within your organization. If your organisation’s electricity bill is over $250,000, the Energy Manager’s salary will then be partially funded by BC Hydro .

Furthermore, if you do not have a P Eng, MBA, or Certified Journeyman Electrician designation, this program at BCIT will be added as an accepted qualification to meet BC Hydro’s minimum education requirements to be a partially funded Energy Manager. You can be the solution to the problem of BC Hydro customers’ inability to find a qualified Energy Manager.