Marita Luk 
The BCIT United Way Pancake Breakfast 2019 broke another record, raising over $7,200 compared to last year’s $5,060. This special event is an annual tradition for the BCIT community on Halloween. The School of Construction and the Environment organized the fundraiser and led a team of amazing volunteers. This year’s theme was superheroes. Superheroes came … Read more
Energy management at the City of Richmond means utilizing direct digital control (DDC) for heating, cooling, and ventilating (HVAC) systems, as well as lighting systems programmed to conserve energy in Public and Corporate buildings. The City also identifies and initiates Power Smart lighting and HVAC equipment retrofits, reducing energy costs through smart planning. To ensure … Read more
(First graduating class of the accredited Mining Engineering degree with faculty and staff in 2019) BCIT celebrated its first group of Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited graduates from the BCIT Mining and Mineral Resource Engineering degree in June 2019. Engineers Canada awards accreditation to programs that meet the academic requirements that are necessary to … Read more
Students and faculty from the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment and Germany’s HAWK – University of Applied Science and Arts welcomed Dr. Klaus Schmidt, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, to BCIT for a presentation on their student projects. A total of 13 student groups comprised of German and Canadian students in Architectural Science and … Read more
Since Nepal’s 2015 M7.8 earthquake, significant reconstruction efforts have been undertaken to rebuild the extensive damage done by the earthquake and to increase risk preparedness plans for the future. Civil Engineering faculty member Bishnu Pandey, BCIT Civil Engineering students, and alumni have been supporting the reconstruction in Nepal. Danielle King and Harrison Dowd traveled to Kathmandu in … Read more
The 2 Day Challenge event returned to BCIT for its fourth annual year. An event led by Challenge Chairs Phyllis Chong, Laurie Stott, and Julia Alards-Tomalin, the 2 Day Challenge brings together students from seven different programs including Geomatics, Architectural Science, Civil Engineering, Forest and Natural Areas Management, Fish, Wildlife and Recreation, Ecological Restoration and Environmental Engineering. This year also … Read more
The second annual National Geomatics Competition was recently held at the University of Calgary with 12 teams of Geomatics students coming from universities and institutions across Canada to compete. Benoit Chevrette, Katie Conconi, and Meghan McLellan, third year students in the Geomatics Bachelor of Science degree program, did an excellent job of presenting their solution at … Read more
The stretch of the Fraser River that falls between Mission and Hope is home to prime spawning locations for salmon and white sturgeon. Ken Ashley, Director of the BCIT Rivers Institute decided to make a documentary about the impacts humans are having on this sensitive area. The world premiere of the Heart of the Fraser documentary … Read more
Earlier this year, the BCIT Mining Engineering team participated in the 2019 Canadian Mining Games with their inaugural appearance to compete against 11 other Canadian Universities in a four day event. With the help and support from BCIT School of Construction and the Environment, Mining Faculty, and company sponsorship, the team traveled to Edmonton, Alberta for … Read more
BCIT is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Kuan Ph.D., P.Eng., FEC to the position of Associate Dean, Natural Resources and Engineering, School of Construction and the Environment. Steven brings to the position over 25 years of civil engineering experience in academia, government, consulting and research. Specifically, he has led large multi-disciplinary teams to develop … Read more