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School: Professional Development Centre, University of Toronto
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Contract Administration and Liability
Course Format: Classroom
This module examines the various contract documents used in construction projects, including CCDC contracts, change orders, revision notices, and certificates of substantial completion, bonds, and warranties. Legal principles and relevant cases are discussed with a view to providing an understanding of the legal framework surrounding the documents. Emphasis will be placed on how to avoid constr...
 

HVAC Systems
Course Format: Classroom
This module deals with the interrelationship of building envelopes and environmental control within the context of conventional and sustainable building practices. Topics include fundamental concepts, principles of heating, cooling and ventilation, comfort and indoor air quality, HVAC load calculations, HVAC systems and their relationships to site and occupancy influences, energy usage and effi...
 

Concrete Structures
Course Format: Classroom
This module deals with the assessment, maintenance and repair of concrete structures, including parking garages and balconies. Topics covered include: inspection and monitoring of concrete structures (including instrumentation and non-destructive testing), identification of material failure mechanisms, residual service life prediction, life cycle costs analysis, and methods and materials for re...
 

Roof Systems
Course Format: Classroom
This module deals with the design, application and maintenance of flat and sloped roofing systems. Special emphasis will be given to investigation of roofing failures, focusing on diagnostic techniques to aid in defining the necessary scope of repairs, and in predicting the probable performance and service life of the roofing system. Specific topics will include: alternative roofing systems and...
 

Curtain Wall Design Workshop
Course Format: Classroom
The Curtain Wall Design Workshop course gives the building professional a working insight into the realities of working with curtain wall systems through an exposure to "real life" challenges and solutions. The "rules of thumb" developed for curtain wall system designs are presented along with market segments, types of products and a general overview of contractor/subcontrac...
 

Window and Curtain Wall Systems
Course Format: Classroom
This module will examine the performance of exterior windows, doors and curtain walls with respect to air leakage resistance, water penetration resistance, structural capacity, durability, operation, condensation resistance, U-value, solar heat gain, visible light transmission, and energy performance. The specification of windows and curtain walls will be emphasized through examination of perfo...
 

Exterior Wall Systems
Course Format: Classroom
This module begins by examining the performance characteristics of various wall assemblies including: solid masonry, cavity walls, EIFS, wood, and pre-cast concrete. Performance issues include, thermal and moisture performance, durability and maintenance and life cycle costs, fire safety, and environmental implications. Various case histories will be examined in order to illustrate various wall...
 

Building Science
Course Format: Classroom
In order to understand the factors affecting the design of the building envelope, this module begins by examining the characteristics of the outdoor and indoor environments. A window will be used as a simple wall element to illustrate the heat transfer components: conduction, radiation and convection. Using these components, methods of reducing heat transmission through walls will be presented....
 

School: George Brown College
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Construction Superintendent (ICI) Certificate
Course Format: Classroom
This certificate program developed in collaboration with the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA), provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to manage and co-ordinate all of the elements of the construction site to ensure that construction projects get completed on time, within budget and in a safe manner. Courses focus on site management procedures, estimating, construction l...
 

Construction Project Management Certificate
Course Format: Online
This series of Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors (OIQS) accredited courses provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to manage construction projects. Courses meet industry standards and are integrated to cover the bidding process, estimating, scheduling, administering contracts and cost control procedures and systems.
 

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