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Free Talk: Getting to Carbon Neutral

November 28, 2017 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Learn more about a health care system of more than 5,000 employees, multiple hospitals, and over 30 clinics that became carbon neutral in less than 5 years. Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Time: 1:30—2:20 pm Location: NE 1, Room 402 Founded in 1902, Gundersen Health System is a non-profit healthcare network headquartered in Wisconsin with […]

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The Salmon Have Returned to Canada Way

October 31, 2017 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

For another year the salmon have returned to the edge of the BCIT Burnaby Campus.

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Free talk: Life Cycle Assessment as a tool to reduce embodied carbon

September 20, 2017 by Alexandre Hebert Leave a Comment

Join us in the now famous BCIT High Performance Building Lab (NW-03 on the Burnaby campus) for: Life Cycle Assessment as a tool to reduce embodied carbon and other procurement-based environmental impacts of construction projects. Overview, case study, and lessons for Municipalities. With RYAN ZIZZO Ryan Zizzo MASc, PEng, LEED AP ND, is a professional […]

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Factor Four Initiative Receives Burnaby Environmental Award – Planning and Development

June 1, 2017 by Alexandre Hebert Leave a Comment

The City of Burnaby has awarded BCIT’s Factor Four initiative with an Environmental Award – Planning and Development. The Factor Four initiative aims to reduce the energy and materials throughput associated with educational delivery at the North end of the BCIT Burnaby Campus by 75% (a factor of four) below 2009 levels without diminishing service […]

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Factor Four Outdoor LED Lighting Retrofit

May 22, 2017 by Fiona Tsun Leave a Comment

Background Effective outdoor lighting is essential to ensuring safety and security on all BCIT campuses.  Nearly 800 lighting fixtures illuminate Burnaby campus streets, pathways, and parking lots.  These lights are controlled by a mix of timers and photocells.  On average, they operate 12 hours per day, 365 days per year and consume approximately 616,000 kWh […]

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Outdoor Welding Facility: A Simple Solution for a Safer, More Realistic and Energy-Efficient Learning Environment

April 19, 2017 by Fiona Tsun Leave a Comment

Background BCIT has BC’s largest piping trades training facility, offering the widest scope of programs, and has been the leading provider of training for the last 50 years. It is predicted that the inflow of students will increase significantly in the next few years as the industry continues to grow. The Piping Trades program ensure […]

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New Informative Signs Tell the Story of Power Savings in the Welding Building

March 16, 2017 by Julian Zelazny Leave a Comment

Staff from Facilities and Campus Development installed 3 posters in the welding building (NE 8) boasting about the now famous electricity savings from the new ventilation system. The posters are easy to understand and appealing to the eye. We hope that they will enhance tours of the Factor Four area and inspire students and faculty […]

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District Energy Systems – Key to Achieving a Low-Carbon City

March 1, 2017 by Fiona Tsun Leave a Comment

Recently, the School of Construction and the Environment at BCIT hosted a successful workshop on low carbon district energy systems. The workshop brought together over 75 people, including energy professionals, educators and students, as well as others tuning in online from across Canada. Presenters included representatives from FVB Energy, BC Bioenergy network, the City of […]

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Low Carbon District Energy Systems Workshop

January 19, 2017 by Fiona Tsun 3 Comments

The School of Construction and Environment will be hosting a low carbon district energy systems workshop at the Burnaby Campus on Thursday February 16th, 2017 from  9:00am-12:30pm. The event will be held in the High Performance Building Lab in NW3 and is free of charge. Join us for a morning of learning from District Energy designers, operators and owners. Topics to […]

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Centre of Architectural Ecology window upgrade project

December 16, 2016 by Fiona Tsun 1 Comment

Background NE3, home of the Centre for Architectural Ecology, was built in 1971 at BCIT’s Burnaby campus. Under the direction of Dr. Maureen Connelly, graduate students there are engaged in applied research, integrating building science and living architectural systems (green roofs and walls, and building acoustics), and using the centre as a living lab. The […]

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