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Salmon Return to Canada Way, 100 m from Guichon Alley

November 4, 2015 by Sarah Campbell 1 Comment

The salmon have returned to the edge of BCIT. You can spot them in the creek on the other side of Canada Way. For more information, check out this Global News story on Guichon Creek. There are reports of Salmon returning to a number of waterways. This CBC article has more information on the work […]

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Lamp Post Banners Add Colour to Our Campus

August 24, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations BCIT held a Colour Your Campus competition. The original idea for lamp post banners that celebrate the trades came from Interior Design students who collaborated on concepts in 2013. Their idea became the basis for on of the Colour Your Campus competition projects. Students, Faculty and Staff were asked […]

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Eco-Streets Project Featured on Ecocities Emerging

May 5, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

The Eco-Streets project was featured for a second time in Ecocities Emerging, the newsletter published by Ecocity Builders. The article highlights the projects completed in Phase 1, and follows up on the article written for the newsletter previously. See the full article here: https://ecocitiesemerging.org/eco-streets-at-bcit/

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ecocity, Restoration

Students Study Guichon Creek

March 16, 2015 by Sarah Campbell 2 Comments

When Jennie Moore, Director of Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship, made a presentation in Martin Bollo’s Civil Engineering class she inspired several students to tackle a nearby real world problem for their capstone project. Jennie Moore spoke about sustainability and suggested some civil engineering challenges right here on campus that students could study. One team […]

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Rain Garden

March 12, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Campus Development continues making improvements to the public spaces on the Burnaby campus. The newest addition in the Factor Four area is a rain garden located outside of NE8. The rain garden provides outdoor seating as well. Learn more about Facilities and Campus Development’s projects, including the rain garden at the South West corner of […]

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Smith Street Restoration

March 12, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Background Smith Street is the main road through the Factor Four Area, and has been a key area for urban restoration. The road runs for 200 meters and is the main road that services the buildings in the Factor Four area, as well as a pedestrian route across campus. The goal of urban restoration is […]

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Factor Four Interview in BCIT’s Link Magazine

March 12, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Marlon Figueroa from BCIT’s Link Magazine interviews Jennie Moore and Alexandre Hebert on Factor Four. Read about it on page 4.

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New Planter Surrounds in Guichon Alley

March 6, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Planter surrounds were added to make the planters more prominent in the alley. They were designed by a Carpentry instructor and built by Carpentry students. These surrounds enhance look of the self-watering planters while not compromising their efficiency. They are also designed so they can be deconstructed or relocated in the future if necessary.

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Nantes Ecocity World Summit 2013

February 2, 2015 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

In September 2013 Ecocity Builders hosted the Ecocity World Summit in Nantes, France. Over 2,000 people attended the conference from around the world. Nantes was awarded the European Green Capital Award in the same year. Jennie Moore, BCIT’s Director of Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship presented at a session on reference frameworks for sustainable cities […]

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Factor Four Featured at the Fab 50

November 13, 2014 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

On October 4th BCIT celebrated turning 50. The campus was open to the public with displays of historic items, a live band, children’s activities and tours of the campus all celebrating the last 50 years. Throughout the day tours permitted the public to learn more about the Factor Four area and check out some of […]

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