Buildings drive a large share of electricity demand and operating cost, and owners are under pressure from tenants, lenders and regulators to cut both. Five days take you from reading a utility bill to presenting a costed plan for lowering a building's carbon footprint.
You learn how heat, light, ventilation and equipment loads combine, how to benchmark with energy use intensity, and how to carry out ASHRAE-style walk-through and detailed audits. Modelling sessions introduce simulation concepts in EnergyPlus and the EDGE green building tool, with envelope, HVAC, lighting, solar PV and metering options tested side by side. You then quantify savings, payback and lifecycle cost, set up measurement and verification, and align the results with green building certification and corporate net-zero targets. The programme is built for architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, facilities and property managers, energy auditors, BIM coordinators, developers and sustainability officers. It runs in the classroom, online or in-house and concludes with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can audit a real building, compare retrofit packages with defensible numbers and present a phased decarbonisation roadmap to a board or financier.
Energy is often the largest controllable running cost of an office block, hospital, hotel or campus, and it is also the main source of operational emissions. In many African cities, rising tariffs and unreliable grids add urgency, while green building codes and investor expectations raise the bar for new and existing stock.
This applied programme teaches participants to understand building performance as a system. It starts with building physics and the demand side, then moves through data collection, sub-metering and benchmarking, followed by walk-through and investment-grade audits. Participants explore passive design, high-performance envelopes, efficient cooling and ventilation, lighting controls, and on-site generation, including rooftop solar and battery storage. Simulation sessions show how a model is built, calibrated and used to compare options.
Later modules translate technical findings into decisions: carbon accounting for operational emissions, marginal abatement thinking, financing models such as energy performance contracting, and verification of savings after installation. Learning is hands-on, using sample building data, audit templates and spreadsheet models. Each participant produces a short decarbonisation roadmap for a building of their choice, with measures prioritised by cost, impact and feasibility.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave the programme with:
Learning is practical and project-based, using:
Day 1: Building Energy Fundamentals
Day 2: Energy Audits and Metering
Day 3: Efficient Design and Systems
Day 4: Modelling and Economics
Day 5: Decarbonisation Roadmap and Verification
The course is suitable for professionals who design, operate or finance buildings, including:
A CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy is issued to participants who attend the full programme and complete the audit and roadmap exercises.
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By the end of the Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation programme, you'll be able to explain how envelope, hvac, lighting and plug loads determine building energy use, benchmark buildings using energy use intensity and normalise for weather and occupancy, carry out walk-through and detailed energy audits and record findings systematically, and build and interpret a basic simulation model to compare retrofit options. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is suitable for professionals who design, operate or finance buildings, including: Architects and building services engineers, Facilities and property managers, Energy auditors and energy managers, Quantity surveyors and cost consultants, BIM managers and modelling technicians, Real estate developers and asset managers, Sustainability and ESG officers, and Public works and county infrastructure staff.
Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Applied Building Energy Performance & Decarbonisation Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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