Program: High Performance Buildings
Sustainable civil engineers with a blend of architecture, regulatory, technical, and business knowledge to help you push forward your next major green or high performance project.
Take your career to new heights through an interdisciplinary approach to building design.
Capstone projects deliver energy concepts for new building
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Through capstone projects, organizations leverage the expertise of graduate students to solve specific business challenges.
Seeing data in new ways
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Four MEL students used Tableau to develop an interactive tool on real estate trends in Metro Vancouver – and they’re excited about the opportunities to put their new data analysis and visualization skills to work.
Indoor air quality in the time of COVID-19 and beyond
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High Performance Buildings: Indoor air-quality
Energy efficiency review
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As part of his capstone project in the MEL in High Performance Buildings program, Chris Moore took on the challenge of improving the energy efficiency of a recently built LEED Gold building on the UBC campus.
The power of modelling in building design
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High Performance Buildings: Industry Challenges
Whole-building energy modelling
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Whole-building energy modelling estimates the energy use of a building over time, and it’s a crucial step when designing high-performance buildings.
Spotlight: Program Series with Ron Kellett - Integrated Design Process
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Integrated Design Process By Ron Kellett, Program Co-Director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in High Performance Buildings. The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program in High Performance Buildings grew out of a recognition of the…
Spotlight: Program Series with Steve Rogak
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Moving beyond professional silos By Steve Rogak, Former Program Co-Director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in High Performance Buildings