Tall Timber Student Housing - Mass Timber and Prefabrication, Design Process and Lessons Learned

A Living Labs Lecture: Location NE22, Room 105

BCIT’s Tall Timber Student Housing building is nearing completion on the south side of the Burnaby campus.

The project will provide 469 new student beds while meeting ambitious goals around carbon and energy efficiency. It showcases an innovative hybrid mass-timber design that has provided a living lab for students to learn more about these novel approaches to construction.

In this Living Labs lecture Perkins&Will, the architects for the building, will provide an overview of how they developed this project to meet these goals.

This lecture will cover topics including:

• The evolution of the design process to reach the current hybrid steel and mass timber (CLT) structure with a fully prefabricated envelope.
• Key embodied and operational carbon reduction strategies, including using modularity and prefabrication to maximize construction efficiency and environmental performance.
• Lessons learned through the construction process of this mass timber building.

Perkins&Will

Perkins&Will is a local architecture and design firm founded on the belief that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. We’re committed to Living Design, an approach that integrates environmental, social, and design considerations to advance ecological health and well-being. Fast Company named Perkins&Will one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture, and industry rankings consistently place Perkins&Will among the world’s top design practices. With an international team of more than 2,400 professionals, we have over 30 studios worldwide, providing integrated services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture.

Presenters

Slavica Puzovic, Architect (Serbia), LEED AP BD+C, RELi AP

Slavica is an architect with over 16 years of experience. Her interest lies in the technical aspects of architecture and how specific structural and construction processes can influence design. She is currently the project manager for BCIT’s Tall Timber Student Housing building.

Jana Foit, Architect AIBC, LEED AP® BD+C

Jana is the Higher Education Practice Lead for the Vancouver studio of Perkins&Will. ­­­With over two decades of experience, she has been involved with some of the most innovative projects at major Universities. Jana is the Principal in Charge of the BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing Building and has been involved since the projects inception.