For the second year in a row salmon have made their way up Still Creek, almost to the BCIT campus. They are not able to get through the culvert under Canada Way to Guichon Creek. The BCIT Rivers Institute is working with Campus Development to identify an appropriate strategy for daylighting the central portion of […]
Factor Four and BCIT SEMAC Partner to Create an Educational Video Series
BCIT SEMAC and the Factor Four team partnered to create a video series for the new online version of the program. The following videos are available: Learn about low energy industrial ventilation in Factor Four NE8 building: https://youtu.be/2E5HCFijvoA Learn about various heating systems located in Factor Four NE6 building: https://youtu.be/EaQ9opeULZo Learn about various energy meters installed […]
Smith Street’s New Look is More Than Skin Deep
Originally posted Posted on BCIT Update on October 1, 2013 by Andrea Bellamy. Over the summer months, BCIT’s Smith Street was given a new look. But unlike most makeovers, the improvements are more than just skin deep. Located on the north end of the BCIT Burnaby Campus, Smith Street is a primary east-west connection […]
International Ecocity Framework and Standards (IEFS)
The International Ecocity Framework and Standards (IEFS) initiative seeks to provide an innovative vision for an ecologically-restorative human civilization as well as a practical methodology for assessing and guiding progress towards the goal. BCIT School of Construction and The Environment is the lead academic sponsor of the IEFS. You can learn more about the IEFS by […]
Factor Four Video – An Overview of Three Projects
Watch this 3-minute video to learn more about Factor Four.
New Student Built Workstations in Welding
It is not just the ventilation system that is getting upgraded in the welding shop. The grinding room is also being improved, including the addition of some new, student built, work stations. As part the upgrade, the Welding department was able to replace four grinding tables in addition to purchasing six new tables. “We have […]
Yellow Fish Raise Creek Awareness
Students in BCIT’s Ecological Restoration Program participated in a yellow-fish storm-drain marking project in the Factor Four area. The previous markings on the drains had faded beyond recognition. The project is part of the School of Construction and the Environment’s Eco-Streets initiative to raise awareness among members of the BCIT community about the importance of […]
New Signs Highlight Projects and Programs
Do you want to learn more about the Factor Four projects? Sixteen new signs went up last week on Smith Street and Guichon Alley.
New Table and Benches by NE1
Our colleagues from Campus Development are working at making some improvements to public spaces located on the Burnaby campus. The Factor Four Eco-Streets initiative benefited from their work with the new addition of two benches and a picnic table. The new amenities are located by the main South entrance of NE1 and has already been proven to […]
Cobra LED Street Lights
Here is a project you would probably not notice unless you read about it. BCIT’s Facilities and Campus Development department has replaced on April 15th, 2013 all the old lights (HID – 250 Watts) on Smith Street with new General Electric LED Cobra Head parking lights (142 Watts). The new Cobra Head LEDs save electricity (and associated costs) […]
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