From our Smart Microgrid and Energy Oasis to our Factor Four commitment and the Spartan Control Centre for Energy Education and Research, BCIT has a long record of innovation in the sustainability and clean energy arena.
On Thursday, August 3, Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, dropped by our Burnaby Campus to tap some of the brightest “green” minds working in the Lower Mainland. Fourteen industry experts including faculty, students, researchers, and Indigenous business owners were convened at the BCIT High Performance Building Lab to contribute their thoughts to this important national dialogue.
Their conversation touched on renewable energy, passive buildings, zero-emission vehicles, Indigenous stewardship values, inter-provincial cooperation, and much more.
“BCIT is a national leader in delivering training in energy efficiency and conservation. The contributions of some of BCIT’s best and brightest minds to our Generation Energy Dialogue will help shape and inform this important initiative on Canada’s energy future,” said the Parliamentary Secretary. This is certainly confirmed by the recent announcement that BCIT will host the 2019 ECOCITY World Summit.
“Today’s workshop only scratched the surface of the incredible innovation and applied research going on a BCIT, across Canada, and around the world,” says Jennie Moore, BCIT Associate Dean, Building Design and Construction Technology. “As a leader in sustainability education, BCIT is preparing our students to meet complex environmental dilemmas, and initiate substantive change through collaboration, creativity, and hard work.”
The roundtable discussion was part of the federal government’s Generation Energy project which asks Canadians for their ideas on how Canada will meet our climate change goals. The full report on the workshop will be released in the coming weeks.
It is wonderful to see BCIT being recognized for it’s commitment to educating the bright minds of the future on renewable energy. The more education, the more awareness and more workforce opportunities. My daughter plans on taking the Renewable Energy Electrical Systems Installation & Maintenance program after graduation, I am so happy to see courses offered that bring so much excitement out of her and the chance to make a real difference in the world.
Thank you BCIT!