At George Brown College in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Smart Building Design and Operations is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Construction Management programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Construction Management
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The graduate certificate prepares students to plan, integrate and oversee the building systems responsible for keeping modern buildings efficient, automated and data-driven. Training covers applying smart building technology to real operational problems within this growing area of building management.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Ontario College Graduate Certificate requires an Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree, or an equivalent, in computer science, electromechanical technology, environmental engineering, building science, sustainability, architecture or another equivalent field; applicants without that credential may still be considered with a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in areas such as building or facility operations, HVAC controls, cyber security, civil, mechanical or energy-systems engineering, or construction management, evidenced by a resume and references. The programme page states no English-proficiency section of its own; applicants schooled outside Ontario are held to George Brown's institution-wide English Language Proficiency policy for postgraduate programmes, which accepts IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 per band) or TOEFL iBT 88 overall (minimum 22 per band). Intakes run in January and September.
Application Details
Start Date:January and September
Application Deadline:No program-specific application deadline is published; George Brown follows the standard Ontario college cycle. Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, colleges may release offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and an offer for a September start must be accepted by 1 May 2027, with the tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly to George Brown and are assessed on a rolling, selective basis until the intake is full; George Brown publishes no fixed international closing date, though for the 2026-27 cycle the September, January and May intakes opened 6 October 2025, 2 February 2026 and 1 June 2026 respectively. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
