Dixie Hudson, Program Head for the Interior Design Diploma program, asked her students to rethink some of the spaces in the Factor IV Area. They met with members of the Eco-Streets Urban Restoration group to discuss the changes we would like to see in the area. They were asked to design for deconstruction, and consider […]
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 […]
About NE4 – Carpentry
Description Program NE4 is home to the Carpentry program. A carpenter assembles and erects falsework as well as forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction, and installs interior and exterior finishing metals for residential, commercial and industrial projects while conforming to plans, specifications and local building codes. General The NE4 building is located at […]
About NE3 – Centre for Architectural Ecology
Description Program NE3 is home of the BCIT Centre for Architectural Ecology. The Centre was established in 2003 with the construction of a dedicated research facility at the Great Northern Way campus. As part of its polytechnic stream, the Centre’s mandate is applied research and education. The Centre also works with industry for direction on […]
About NE3 – Demonstration House
Description General The AFRESH Home is a project that showcases innovations in sustainable housing construction. The Home was developed using off-the-shelf technology, displaying a flexible and health conscious design with high quality building practices. The home is designed to fit a typical urban lot that is 33 ft. by 122 ft. with rear lane access. […]
About NE2 – Joinery
Description Programs: NE2 is home of the BCIT Joinery program. Joiners can do more than build cabinets. Joiners may work in a wide variety of specialties such as cabinetmaking, architectural woodwork (millwork), furniture making, boat interiors and store fixture manufacturing. The type of work in each of the areas varies. In some shops joiners will […]
About NE1 – Classrooms, Offices and Shops
Description General NE 1-J W Inglis Building, is located at 3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 on the main campus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. The facility is four (4) stories in height, totals approximately 20,077 SM in area and was originally constructed in approximately 1977. The facility contains classroom space, workshop […]
The VBINE Wind Turbine
Check out the VBINE Wind Turbine, a recent addition to the Factor IV area, which will harness the power of wind to power the AFRESH home. The VBINE is a project from the GAIT research group. It is a vertical axis wind turbine with power of 5 kW at wind speed of 12 m/s. The […]
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