Ben Hill 
Wellness is at the heart of the new BCIT Health Sciences Centre (HSC), reflected in healthy design features like lofty open spaces, and thoughtful details, all aimed at supporting education for healthcare professionals now — and in the future. “It’s a beautiful environment for students to learn and for instructors to teach,” says the project’s … Read more
BCIT has completed the ecological restoration of 3,860 m2 of land adjacent to Guichon Creek, using soil dug out as part of the building excavation for the new Health Sciences Centre (HSC) opening this fall. Parking lot O was previously a gravel car park that sat alongside Guichon Creek and because of its position the … Read more
BCIT officially opened its Indigenous Garden earlier this month. The tiered garden in the courtyard, between SW1 and SW3 on the Burnaby Campus, provides a dedicated area to cultivate a range of Indigenous plants and is also built to be a peaceful green space for students and staff to enjoy. The range of plants includes … Read more
At the end of December 2021, the Lower Mainland experienced its coldest temperatures for many years. Lakes and ponds froze solid and even the smallest hill in local parks became a sledging destination. Extreme cold weather conditions pose challenges to the water and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that serve buildings. At BCIT, … Read more
The new BCIT Health Sciences Centre (HSC) is set to open in the spring of 2022. The four-storey, 111,460 square-feet building is a state-of-the-art teaching facility designed to foster learning and collaboration across all BCIT health students. This new building is also one of the most sustainable and accessible facilities on campus. Efficient systems Below … Read more
A campus as large as BCIT’s Burnaby campus requires lots of power. BCIT’s electrical team in Facilities and Campus Development is responsible for making sure the system that delivers power from the grid to BCIT’s buildings operates efficiently to meet the growing needs of the campus community. The Electrical Receiving Station on Goard Way is … Read more
In the last two years, the new $$88.2M million BCIT Health Sciences Centre has risen rapidly from the ground. Since breaking ground in December 2019, the site has gone from empty lot to a four-storey 111,460 square-feet building on track for completion in 2022. One of BCIT’s instructors has been capturing the entire transformation using … Read more