Members of the public and the BCIT community will get a rare peek at the future of green buildings when the BCIT High Performance Building Lab opens its doors on November 9, 2018 as part of International Passive House Open House Days. BCIT High Performance Building Lab The Lab – one of only three facilities … Read more
Barbara James is a superstar in the trades sector. A Red Seal Carpenter, BCIT Faculty, and an advocate for women in trades, she is an inspiration to many. The two-time BCIT alum is quick to credit the many mentors—informal and formal—who helped Barbara recognize her own potential and lay the foundation for a career that … Read more
On November 2, 2023, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will host the 18th annual Distinguished Awards, honouring a total of five recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Outstanding Student Leadership Award. Through their exceptional leadership and achievements, this year’s honourees reflect the values of BCIT and are an inspiration in their … Read more
For skilled professionals like Olga Gerasymchuk, who recently moved from Ukraine to Canada, microcredentials are an efficient way to upskill for relevant and in-demand skills to support the evolving needs of the workforce. Olga is quickly and successfully transitioning into the engineering field in Canada with the support of the Building Energy Modelling and Simulation … Read more
BCIT has been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) as a top performer in the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), tying for third with the University of California, Berkeley, in the category of Wellbeing and Work. The Sustainable Campus Index highlights the most sustainable colleges and universities overall … Read more
His rise in the construction industry didn’t have a glamourous start or a straight path to success. “My first job in construction was cleaning up garbage on job sites when I was 16,” recalls three-time BCIT alumnus Scott Comfort, now President of the award-winning construction contractor, Seagate Mass Timber Inc. (Seagate). Education and mentorship keys … Read more
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), in partnership with Siemens Canada, Denesoline Corporation (Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation’s wholly-owned subsidiary), and the Digital Supercluster, is proud to announce its investment in empowering Indigenous communities by providing an online vocational training program in Clean Energy Power Plants. Many rural northern communities, such as Łutsël K’é … Read more
The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment has fostered sustainability in its curriculum and operations for decades, and is now honored to be recognized by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Congratulations to the BCIT Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) Learning Centre for receiving the Inspired Educator Award at the 2021 CAGBC Awards. Award recipients … Read more
BCIT’s Learning Centre for Zero Energy Buildings offers short, hands-on courses so construction industry professionals can upgrade their skills to meet new energy-efficient building codes. Its Burnaby Campus High Performance Building Lab, developed with BC Housing and BC Hydro, has a house inside a warehouse to practise on indoors, plus portable lab boxes for off-site training in communities across … Read more
Cities in British Columbia have an array of laws governing local building regulations, sometimes leading to confusion and inconsistency. The Province is now taking action to unify green building standards with the implementation of the new BC Energy Step Code, which will take the province to a higher level of energy efficiency. The BC Energy Step … Read more