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The Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI) is an independent, non-profit organization serving as a central information clearinghouse on condominium issues and activities across the country. CCI assists members in operating successful condominium corporations through education, access to CCI programs and the CCI information and experience network.
The Canada Green Building Council is a not-for-profit, national organization that advances green building and sustainable community development practices in Canada. The CaGBC is the license holder for the LEED green building rating system in Canada and supports the WELL Building Standard and GRESB (Green Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) in Canada.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a US nonprofit professional organization for project management. The PMI services include the development of standards, research, education, publication, networking, and globally-recognized accreditation in project management.
The built environment has been developed in a context of readily-available, low-cost energy from highly concentrated fossil fuels. Today's global energy landscape has dramatically changed; energy costs have become significant in the operation of buildings, and the sector uses a major portion of the global resources of fossil fuels. This article uses a case study of integrating renewable energy engineering into university campus energy planning to demonstrate some of the roles energy engineering plays in our built environment.