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Welding Ventilation Energy Efficient Upgrade

April 12, 2014 by Carlo Acuna 2 Comments

Background NE08 is home to the students and faculty of the Welding Program at BCIT.  Welders contribute to a vast variety of BC’s industries including the production of structural steel for high-rise buildings and bridges, shipbuilding, mining, pipelines, and more.  Metal welding and cutting produce air contaminants that are potentially harmful to students and faculty.  […]

Filed Under: Energy Case Studies Tagged With: Completed, Energy, Living Lab, Partnership

The North-Facing Living Wall

March 28, 2014 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Originally posted Posted on BCIT Update on March 23, 2014 by Life at BCIT Blogger Rosa Lin, to see the original story click here. As mentioned in my preceding post, our beautiful new campus model, the 21-feet-tall living wall between NE2 and NE4, is rare because she faces north.   Dr. Maureen Connelly, a key player […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Living Lab, Restoration

New Living Wall Points Way to Upcoming Elevated Lab

March 28, 2014 by Sarah Campbell 1 Comment

Originally posted Posted on BCIT Update on March 23, 2014 by Life at BCIT Blogger Rosa Lin. Incoming: more learning tools for Architectural Ecology!  Installation is now complete for our new living wall, the grandest one yet.  At 21 feet high and 7.5 feet wide, the ModuloGreen system paves a vertical visual path from a […]

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New Living Wall

March 18, 2014 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Originally posted Posted on BCIT Update on March 18, 2014 by Andrea Bellamy, to see the original story click here. BCIT’s Burnaby Campus is getting an environmental facelift. The Centre for Architectural Ecology, in conjunction with the School of Construction and the Environment, is building the campus’s first environmental research lab, known as the Elevated […]

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Exploring the Factor Four Area

February 7, 2014 by Sarah Campbell 1 Comment

For anyone interested in the Factor Four Area we now have a Factor Four Self-Guided Tour Brochure. This guide allows you explore the Factor Four Area and learn about the projects that are underway. The guide includes a map that highlights 15 different locations. At these locations you will find signs that detail projects, buildings’ […]

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BCIT 2013 Year in Review

February 6, 2014 by Alexandre Hebert Leave a Comment

The Factor Four team is very proud to have its project featured in BCIT’s 2013 Year in Review! Check out the story!  

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BCIT and City of Burnaby Agree to Protect and Restore Guichon Creek

January 30, 2014 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

The City of Burnaby and BCIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2001 to protect and restore Guichon Creek. The MOU is intended to provide a higher level of environmental protection than is offered by the BCIT Campus Master Plan. It is a formal agreement with the City and was hailed in 2001 as […]

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Students bring Granville Island to BCIT Burnaby Campus

January 22, 2014 by Alexandre Hebert Leave a Comment

In addition to directly reducing energy and materials use, the Factor Four initiative is looking to make holistic changes to the attitudes of our staff and students. While energy and material conservation initiatives are ongoing, the restoration component of Factor Four has plans to change the BCIT community’s perception of this area. During the fall of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Living Lab, Restoration

Our past, our future: Students plan a photo display within Guichon Alley

January 22, 2014 by Alexandre Hebert Leave a Comment

Phase one of the Guichon Alley project is about bringing awareness of the value of well preserved urban creeks. The alley between buildings NE6 and NE8 has been renamed to pay tribute to the beautiful Guichon Creek. During the fall of 2013, the BCIT Interior Design students under the leadership of Dixie Hudson worked with BCIT staff in […]

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New Welding System Dedicated

December 5, 2013 by Sarah Campbell Leave a Comment

Originally posted Posted on BCIT Update on December 4, 2013 by Dave Pinton, to see the original story click here. A new ventilation system in the welding shop at BCIT is reducing energy consumption and lowering greenhouse gas emissions as students train for a career in the welding industry. The completion of the $2.7-million upgrade […]

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