The Factor 4 team has installed an ultrasonic clamp-on heat meter to monitor in real time the energy delivered to building NE1 in the form of hot water produced at BCIT’s central plant. The team decided to purchase and install a Siemens Sitrans F meter consisting of a clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter, 2 temperature sensors […]
Real Time Smart Metering – Natural Gas
The Factor 4 team has installed modules (known as ERTs) to its existing natural gas sub-meters so that each buildings is metered in real time. BCIT is partnering with Tantalus (tantalus.com) to complete this project. Thanks to the Tantalus team for their much appreciated support. The Factor 4 team also partnered with BCIT GAIT team and BCIT Facilities […]
Elevated Research Platform
More info coming soon…
How much water could be saved – Student(s) needed?
The Factor 4 team is interested in knowing how much water could be saved in buildings NE1 to NE8? Using less water is a good thing from a natural resource perspective but is also good from a climate change point of view! Indeed, saving water saves natural gas and electricity both on site (pumps and […]
Exchange Student From Austria Studies Emissions Regulation for Biomass Combustion
During the Fall of 2011, an exchange student visiting BCIT from University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria worked for a full term on BCIT’s Factor Four wood waste to energy project. The title of the student report was: “Biomass at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) – Can wood waste be used to produce clean energy […]
Material Case Studies
We will soon publish Material Case Studies. Stay tuned!
School of Business Students look at Space Utilization in NE1
“According to the scheduling data from the Banner database, buildings are only 15% utilized on average. NE01’s utilization was calculated as 31%. Based on these utilization rates, it is estimated that NE-1 alone wastes 494,875 kWh of Electricity and 5,458 GJ of Natural Gas annually lighting and heating unscheduled rooms.” Andrew Quong, Billy Samra and […]
School of Energy Student does an LCA on AFRESH PVs
“Issues such as global warming, climate change and air quality have pushed our society to begin considering cleaner forms of energy generation. With green technologies such as photovoltaics becoming more popular, a question about their burden on the environment has risen. Do these systems have a net positive energy? That was the question posed about […]
About NE8 – Welding
Description Program The three welding programs (Welder Foundation, Levels B and A) provide the training required for Provincial Welder certification. Welder Foundation: This program is designed to develop the fundamental skills and knowledge required for initial employment in the welding industry. Level B: This program develops more advanced welding skills and related theory than were […]
About NE6 – Piping
Description Program The Piping Trades consist of Plumbing, Steamfitting, Gas Fitting and Sprinklerfitting.The Piping Foundation program prepares students for entry-level employment in the piping trades: plumbing, steamfitting, gasfitting and sprinklerfitting. General The NE6 building is located at 3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC. Originally built on this site in 1961 with 2,571 SM of space. The […]