Tag Archives: Sustainability
BCIT Sustainability Committee recognized with Environmental Star award
BCIT’s Sustainability Committee is the recipient of this year’s Burnaby Environment Awards’ Environmental Star for Business Stewardship for its effort to advance sustainability policy and practice at an institutional level. The City of Burnaby awards program recognizes contributions made by … Read more →
BCIT receives $45,800 from BC Hydro in support of energy-efficient Dust Extraction System
As the largest trades training institution in BC, there’s a lot of woodworking that happens at BCIT. In programs such as Joinery and Carpentry, students learn their trade in two large warehouse-type shops. Both shops are run throughout the year … Read more →
Water For Life TV special to air this week; CD also available
Mark your calendar or set your PVR for Saturday June 25 at 7:00pm, when the Water For Life benefit concert will be broadcast on Global TV BC. Water For Life was held April 7, 2011 at the Michael J. … Read more →
BCIT hosts International Student Energy Summit
On June 9, BCIT hosted the International Student Energy Summit (ISES), featuring a presentation on Smarter Grids for Smarter Communities for 350 students from around the globe as well as tours of the new Centre for Energy Education and … Read more →
BCIT attends EPIC event
EPIC visitors check out the BCIT booth. EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo, touted as Western Canada’s largest lifestyle show for the eco-conscious consumer, was held May 11-13 at the new Vancouver Convention Centre. This year, BCIT hosted a booth … Read more →
BCIT reduces electricity use by 9.7%
The Light Savers aim to eliminate wasted light on all BCIT campuses. For the past several months, the Light Savers alliance has been working to eliminate unnecessary light use across BCIT campuses. The goal? To reduce BCIT’s total energy consumption by … Read more →
Ready, set, CarbonRally!
When BCIT instructor Richard Vurdela discovered CarbonRally, he immediately thought of how he could use the sustainability-focused website as a teaching tool in the Business Operations Management program. CarbonRally is an online community focused on motivating people to undertake fun competitive … Read more →
Burnaby’s Gateway building recognized for innovative design
The BCIT SW1 Gateway project has won first place at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2011 Regional Technology Awards in the category of New Institutional Education Facility. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in innovative … Read more →
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