British Columbia Institute of Technology offers Micro-credential in Essentials Net-Zero and Passive House Construction Micro-credential, a micro-credential in Energy Engineering programme in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,800 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Micro-credential
Field:Energy Engineering
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,800 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Essentials Net-Zero and Passive House Construction microcredential is for individuals who want to gain the skills and knowledge to construct high-performance buildings to meet the BC Energy Step Code, Net-Zero Energy, and Passive House standards.
Every industry practitioner will benefit from an applied understanding of the unique requirements of Net-Zero and Passive House design and construction. The microcredential contains the essentials needed for understanding building enclosures, electrical and mechanical systems, and processes and considerations for these new codes and standards.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This micro-credential has no formal application; BCIT states that applicants instead register for the required courses individually and, on completing them, email the program contact with their name, student number and mailing address to receive the credential. The introductory course, XZEB 1001, carries no prerequisite, as do XZEB 1140 and XZEB 1150. XZEB 1120 requires 60% in XZEB 1001, while both XZEB 1129 and XZEB 1130 require 60% in XZEB 1001 and 60% in XZEB 1120. BCIT publishes no minimum GPA and no English or French language test score for this micro-credential. International applicants are eligible to enrol but are not eligible for a study permit through this program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.