Marita Luk 
BCIT unveils a 15-passenger Ford® Transit Wagon The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment (SOCE) held a Donor Appreciation Event to celebrate the sponsors that made this valued contribution to student success. The new transportation van will benefit select Applied and Natural Science Programs, including: Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Forests and Natural Areas Management … Read more
BCIT’s Architectural Science (ARSC) and Architectural Connections programs co-hosted Alumnight 2017 for faculty, students, and alumni. The BCIT Alumni Association and Thinkspace Architecture also helped out with contributions to the event. The intimate crowd gathered at the Downtown BCIT campus to learn about future opportunities and to catch up with familiar faces. From the ground up In the … Read more
Last week, the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment (SOCE) hosted a Halloween-themed United Way Pancake Breakfast. The annual event raised over $4450 for the United Way of the Lower Mainland (UWLM), an organization that focuses on community growth within the Lower Mainland. UWLM sets up local after-school programs for kids, develops engaging programs … Read more
Photo, Civil Engineering Degree faculty, retired faculty, staff, alumni and industry gather to celebrate milestone. In 2003, the Civil and Structural Engineering department at the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment began transitioning our two-year Diploma of Technology program into a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree. The first graduates of this new Bachelor of Engineering in … Read more
BCIT School of Construction and the Environment (SoCE) continuously seeks to improve student success in industry. A Minerva Canada Safety Forum, which took place at the BCIT Downtown Campus, was the perfect opportunity to focus on students’ safety education. Run entirely by volunteers, Minerva is a non-profit organization that focuses on integrating health and safety education … Read more
On April 25, 2017, key representatives from PCL Westcoast Constructors Inc. joined us for a special “Thank You PCL” video presentation and tour of the northeast sector of the BCIT Burnaby Campus. In 2006, PCL donated $500,000 (matched by BCIT) in honour of its Centennial Anniversary. The funds were used to establish the PCL Centennial Industry … Read more
“Why not use our waste problems to solve our energy problems?” That’s the question posed by Andrew Martins, a BCIT Architectural Science student in this year’s graduating class. Andrew designed his Graduating Project—The Center for Urban Energy Exchange—around this innovative idea. Andrew proposed using the potential energy stored in the waste stream—the organic food waste, municipal solid … Read more
Just last week, the Skills Canada National Competition took place at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, MB. That’s over 2000 km away from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Burnaby campus! Two students from the BCIT Joinery Program, Avery Bell and Alvin (Koko) Relleve, traveled the distance to compete in the national competition and came back … Read more
Dr. Jennie Moore, Associate Dean, Building Design and Construction Technology in the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment, has received the prestigious YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Environmental Sustainability for 2017. Jennie was recognized for—among other things—leading BCIT’s sustainability policy, facilitating the development of new educational programs and credentials to meet the needs of BC’s emerging … Read more
The BCIT Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Chapter has been awarded the 2017 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering President’s Award as the top student chapter in Canada. BCIT will share the first place award with the University of Waterloo, while Western University placed third. This prestigious award recognizes the quality and variety of the BCIT Chapter’s activities … Read more