Learn about the Sustainable Infrastructure: Low-Impact Development & Climate Resilience course.
Sustainable Infrastructure:
Low-Impact Development & Climate Resilience
COURSE OVERVIEW
Online Live
This immersive, conference-style Sustainable Infrastructure Program: Low-Impact Development and Climate Resilience, teaches the emerging approaches to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineered green infrastructure. In addition, the course focuses on design assessment, lifecycle costing, comparison to traditional stormwater infrastructure, inspection practices, and performance verification.
Program Partner: Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Ontario Region
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Funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario
Live Online Teaching
Real-time interactive conference-style education brought to you anywhere.
Earn a McMaster Certificate
Walk away with a McMaster Certificate and practical skills to think and problem-solve like a leader.
Skilled Industry Experts
Hear from academic instructors and experienced industry experts across disciplines.
Accelerated Learning
Achieve more than you expected in each burst 60 - 90 minute topic sessions over 3 days.
Learning Objectives
Course Structure
8
Courses Delivered
1
Day Each
Required Courses
Four Mandatory Courses
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Principles of Successful LID Construction
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LID Inspection, Maintenance and Operation
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Emerging Topics
Elective Courses
Select Four
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Assessing your conceptual design: Using the LID Treatment Train Tool for Design Analysis
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Assessing the costs of your conceptual design and tendered project: Using the LID Life Cycle Costing Tool for Cost Analysis
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Introduction to Erosion and Sediment Control and Best
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Practices for LID Implementation
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LID Performance Monitoring Vertification
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Introduction to Municipal Stormwater Financing/Charges
Guest Speakers
Meet the speakers on the Circular Economy & Climate Change Program.
Admission Details
Please contact the Program Lead if you have specific questions about the background knowledge required to maximize your benefits from the program.
Tuition & Fees
Please note costs noted below are in CAD dollars, and do not include the 13% HST - Harmonized Sales Tax charged for Canadian Applicants.
Applicant Type | CSCE Member | Non-Member |
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Outside Ontario | $1500 + HST | $2000 + HST |
Ontario (Public Sector) | $225 + HST | $445 + HST |
Ontario (Private Sector) | $450 + HST | $670 + HST |
Key Documents
Download the Course Brochure, Required & Elective Course List, and the Course Fee Schedule below. Click to download the PDF.
Program Lead
Circular Economy & Climate Change
PROGRAM LEAD
Greg Zilberbrant
McMaster University
W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Certificates of Completion Professional Programs
Learn more about the Circular Economy & Climate Change Program and the five courses offered.
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Sustainable Infrastructure: Design & Engineering
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Sustainable Infrastructure: Low-Impact Development & Climate Resilience
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Carbon Mitigation
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Circular Economy
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Leading Transition to a Low-Carbon, Circular Economy
