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SUMMARY:Celebrate World Bee Day with BCIT
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Burnaby BCIT Campus is home to 27\,000 bees? Our campus beehives\, along with pollinator-friendly trees\, shrubs\, perennials\, and ground covers are one way that BCIT supports sustainability and enhances natural spaces on campus. \nOn World Bee Day we’re celebrating these powerful pollinators with a special event. \n\n  \n12:30 – 1:30 pm: Learn more about pollinators and their role at BCIT. We will be building solitary bee habitats out of logs harvested from BCIT projects\, and making bat boxes to be installed on campus. \n\nLocation: Townsquare D\n\n1:30 – 2:30 pm: Join us on a walk to the south end of campus to learn more about rewilded and restored  areas of BCIT that support pollinators. \n\nStarting from Townsquare D\n\nJoin us for one or both of these activities. If you are only joining us for the walk please make sure to arrive at Town Square D by 1:30. Please help us out by registering\, so we have enough supplies for everyone to take part in the activity. You can also register for just the walk.
URL:https://www.bcit.ca/event/world-bee-day/
LOCATION:Building SE02\, TownSquare D\, 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, BC\, V5G 3H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Overcoming geotechnical and structural design challenges for the Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology
DESCRIPTION:BCIT’s new Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology will be a state-of-the-art new home for Trades education\, engineering\, research and industry collaboration. \nAs well as the building\, the project also includes daylighting a section of Guichon Creek that currently runs underneath the campus in a culvert. \nThese unique site conditions mean that geotechnical and groundwater engineering is a challenging but crucial part of the design and construction. \nIn this special Living Labs lecture\, geotechnical consultants Frontera Geotechnical\, structural engineers WSP\, and architects Architecture49\, will discuss how structural and geotechnical teams collaborated to maximize the efficiency of the structural design\, and allow for daylighting of Guichon Creek\, while managing the groundwater in a site that borders Guichon Creek. \nTopics include how early soil and groundwater investigation guided excavation planning\, foundation and drainage design\, and planning for the project basement spaces. The team will also look at how the design integrates with the City of Burnaby’s groundwater requirements. \nOur presenters: \n\nRoselle Abanador: Architect\, Architecture49\nMike Indelak: Geotechnical Project Manager\, Frontera Geotechnical Inc\nChris Jacques: Principal\, WSP\n\n\nRoselle Abanador: Roselle Abanador is an Architect AIBC and RHFAC Professional involved in delivering complex\, technical\, and multi‑phase projects across the transportation\, science & technology\, healthcare\, and industrial sectors. \nHer portfolio includes major facilities such as the School of Biomedical Engineering at UBC and TRIUMF’s Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes. At BCIT’s Concert Properties Centre for Trades & Technology—a major campus gateway project delivered in collaboration with Patkau Architects—Roselle serves as Lab Planner and Project Lead for the Architecture 49 scope\, helping shape interdisciplinary\, technology‑integrated learning environments. \nMike Indelak: Mike is a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager at Frontera Geotechnical. He has over 15 years of experience in geotechnical engineering consulting on development and infrastructure projects throughout the Lower Mainland and Interior regions of British Columbia.  Through his experience he has developed knowledge and skills in several areas of geotechnical consulting engineering including project management\, site characterization\, foundation design\, consolidation settlement analysis\, pre-load design and slope stability assessments\, and has a particular interest in design of geostructures such as deep excavation shoring and retaining walls. \nChris Jacques: Chris Jacques is a Principal with WSP’s Property and Buildings sector in Vancouver\, with over 25 years of structural engineering experience on major high-rise and complex projects in Canada and the United Kingdom. Chris has served as Engineer of Record on a wide range of building types\, including high‑rise\, cultural\, retail\, seniors’ care\, and backcountry facilities. \nChris is closely involved in the Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology project\, leading his team in collaboration with architects\, geotechnical engineers\, and other consultants to address the project’s structural challenges. He is also the Engineer of Record for this project. \nSince 2015\, Chris has taught the Seismic Design in Structural Steel course through SEABC and has served on the CSA S16 Technical Committee (“Design and Construction of Steel Structures”) since the 2019 edition cycle. He also leads WSP’s Structures timber sector in BC.
URL:https://www.bcit.ca/event/geotechnical-concert-properties-centre/
LOCATION:Building SE02\, TownSquare A\, 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, BC\, V5G 3H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:School of Construction & the Environment
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SUMMARY:Building as a Living Lab: Mass Timber and Wellness in BCIT’s Campus Services Centre
DESCRIPTION:The Campus Services Centre is one of the key components of the Trades and Technology Complex\, currently under construction at the Burnaby Campus. \nThe finished building will incorporate offices\, trades shops and a logistics warehouse\, but the design will be a showcase for mass timber construction and how this can contribute to wellness for the occupants. \nIn this Living Labs Lecture\, Carol Phillips and Troy Wright from Moriyama Teshima Architects who were part of the architectural team who developed this project alongside Carscadden Stokes McDonald\, will be joined by Benedict Angus from structural engineers Fast+Epp will look at how Mass Timber construction technologies have been applied in this building and the relationship between Mass Timber and health and wellness. \nThe presentation will also discuss how the Modern Methods of Construction like off site prefabrication\, which are used in this building are being applied nationally. \n\n\n\nBiographies \nCarol Phillips \, Partner at Moriyama Teshima Architects\, is a recognized leader with over 30 years of experience shaping transformative places for communities. A Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada\, she has been at the forefront of sustainable design\, pioneering low-carbon and mass timber construction while advancing net-zero carbon strategies. Her portfolio spans academic institutions\, cultural landmarks\, and civic buildings across Canada and internationally\, each project marked by innovation\, inclusivity\, and environmental responsibility. \nGuided by a design philosophy that emphasizes the connection between people\, place\, and nature\, Carol creates architecture that fosters collaboration\, cultural sensitivity\, and ecological stewardship. Her empathetic and collaborative approach ensures that every project not only responds to the climate crisis but also strengthens community bonds and enhances the human experience through beautiful\, inspiring\, thoughtful\, and context-driven design. \nTroy Wright is a Senior Architect with over 25 years of experience in residential and institutional projects. He takes an intuitive and diligent approach\, working closely with principal architects\, colleagues\, and clients through all stages of design and construction administration. From broad conceptual ideas to focused detailed problem solving\, Troy explores the full potential of all projects in a positive and co-creative atmosphere that endeavours to elevate the practice of architecture to a level that exceeds expectations. \nBenedict Angus is a Chartered Structural Engineer with over ten years’ experience in construction. Since joining Fast+ Epp in 2022\, he has worked on numerous mass timber and hybrid structures\, with a focus on design for fabrication\, buildability\, and collaborative delivery. His work integrates innovative structural systems\, particularly mass timber and prefabricated construction\, alongside low-carbon materials. \nThrough his Master’s research\, he tested traditional Japanese timber connections fabricated from glulam\, exploring how historic principles can inform modern engineered wood systems. His portfolio spans projects from the expansion of Kelowna Airport to sensitive structural interventions within the historic fabric of Buckingham Palace. \nHis work reflects a belief that innovation emerges not only from new technologies\, but from a deep understanding of material history\, craft\, and construction and fabrication logic. \n 
URL:https://www.bcit.ca/event/mass-timber-wellness-csc/
LOCATION:Building NW04\, Room 1072\, 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, BC\, BC\, V5G 3H2
CATEGORIES:School of Construction & the Environment
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SUMMARY:Creating the Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavilion- a Living Lab for sustainable\, wood first design
DESCRIPTION:BCIT’s new Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavilion is now under construction at the Burnaby Campus. The completed building will be a state-of-the-art home for BCIT’s carpentry programs. However\, the finished building will also be showcase for sustainable\, wood focused design\, that provides learning opportunities for the students who use it\, \nIn this special Living Labs lecture the design team who have been working on the building will be sharing lessons learned in creating this Wood First\, Net-Zero Carbon\, Passive House building. \nThe team will share how Passive House\, Acoustic and innovative Building Code strategies come together to create the design. The lecture will also look at how mass timber can be used to create a space that can act as a Living Lab for BCIT Carpentry Students. \nPresenters \nUrban Arts Architecture \n\nShelley Craig\, Principal\, Architect AIBC FRAIC\, Project Design Lead\nJordan Edmonds\, Principal\, AIBC  Technologist\n\nStantec: Cody Belton\, AScT\, PTech\, CPHD (PHI)\, CPHC® (Phius)\, Associate\, Building Science Passive House Lead \nIntroba: Kevin Shea\, P. Eng.\, CPHD\, LEED Green Associate\, Principal \nGHL: Naki Ocran MASc\, P Eng\, CP\, Principal \n  \n\nPresenter Biographies\nUrban Arts Architecture: Shelley Craig\, Principal\, Architect AIBC FRAIC\, Project Design Lead \nShelley Craig is a founding principal at Urban Arts\, and is passionate about community building.   \nShelley is well known for her commitment to “built in BC” design approach featuring innovative wood solutions. She has received a BC Woodworks Wood Champion Award\, Wood First Premier’s Award\, AIBC Innovation Award and the WoodWorks Architect Award for her work featuring wood design and research.  Shelley has also been a board member on the Canadian Wood Council\, and has presented lectures across the country on UAA’s progressive wood designs and research. \nJordan Edmonds\, Principal\, AIBC  Technologist \nJordan brings a high level of technical and sustainable development expertise to UAA’s projects. His passion\, energy and commitment to the realization of our built work enables UAA to achieve design excellence. Specializing in mass timber construction technologies and environmental stewardship\, Jordan is focused on making buildings more sustainable\, just\, and equitable for our clients. \nStantec: Cody Belton\, AScT\, PTech\, CPHD (PHI)\, CPHC® (Phius)\, Associate\, Building Science Passive House Lead \nAs the Passive House lead for North America\, Cody oversees all projects pursuing Passive House building certification through the Passive House Institute (PHI) or Passive House Institute US (Phius). He also works on efforts pursuing Zero Carbon Building Standard certification and trains colleagues on Passive House design principles.  Cody often serves as a building enclosures consultant\, designing high-performance building enclosures and helping builders execute the design onsite. Additionally\, he’s the inventor of Akira Window Connection and Akira Shade Connection. These systems provide a thermal bridge free connection of windows\, doors\, and external shades and\, thus\, don’t add to heat loss to the external façade. \nIntroba: Kevin Shea\, P. Eng.\, CPHD\, LEED Green Associate\, Principal  \nKevin brings over thirteen years of experience. Kevin’s experience involves working on a range of projects types\, including new builds\, assessments\, and renovations across Canada\, extending over diverse sectors\, including civic\, cultural\, educational\, institutional\, commercial\, healthcare\, light-industrial\,residential\, and retail.  \nKevin is a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) and LEED Green Associate interested in leading-edge technologies and innovations that enhance sustainability in mechanical design.  \nGHL: Naki Ocran MASc\, P Eng\, CP\, Principal \nNaki Ocran is a Professional Engineer and Certified Professional with over 10 years of experience as a Building Code consultant. She has experience in developing alternative solutions and Building Code compliance with a special emphasis on fire modeling\, evacuation modeling\, and heat transfer analysis. \nNaki holds a Master of Applied Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Carleton University\, specializing in Fire Safety Engineering\, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia\, PA. 
URL:https://www.bcit.ca/event/bosa-pavilion-wood-first-design/
LOCATION:Building NW04\, Room 1072\, 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, BC\, BC\, V5G 3H2
CATEGORIES:School of Construction & the Environment
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SUMMARY:Developing an Integrated Design Approach for an Infrastructure Project: A Case Study from BCIT’s SCIR Project 
DESCRIPTION:BCIT’s South Campus Infrastructure Renewal Project is a complex initiative that combines major updates to underground infrastructure with upgrades to the public realm that enhance landscaping\, accessibility\, and sustainability.  \nThe aim of the project is to prepare the Burnaby Campus for future development by addressing critical infrastructure needs\, the replacement of utility systems\, and realignment of utility corridors\, in a way that integrates with future developments such as the daylighted Guichon Creek.  \nThis Living Labs Lecture will explore the integrated design process for this project. Presenters from BCIT’s Campus Planning and Facilities team will join the architects working on the project to discuss how priorities for the long-term development of the campus\, like stormwater management\, and the restoration of Guichon Creek\, inform the design. The lecture will also look at how to build a multi-disciplinary team to solve the complex engineering and architectural challenges of a project like SCIR.  \nPresenters:  \n\nNick Foster\, Principal\, Omb \nChris Phillips\, Founding Principal\, PFS Studio \nJoe Cosh\, Director Facilities Improvements\, BCIT \nChris Forrest\, Campus Architect\, BCIT \n\nOMB  \nThe office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers (omb) is an award-winning\, full-service design firm based in Vancouver and Victoria. The practice focuses on architecture and interior design\, informed by deep interests in responsive urban design\, thoughtful master-planning\, and meaningful place-making.  \nomb’s studio culture harnesses the creative energy of over 50 multi-disciplinary design professionals under the guidance of a seasoned leadership team. Our collective curiosity and wide-ranging interests enrich collaborative design exploration\, and form the foundation of memorable and enduring built environments delivered with sensitivity and technical prowess  \nPFS Studio  \nFor over three decades\, PFS Studio has been at the forefront of planning\, urban design\, and landscape architecture in Canada and internationally. Founded in 1993 by Chris Phillips\, Marta Farevaag and Greg Smallenberg as Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg\, the firm has since grown\, evolved and gained international recognition for innovative city-building and design excellence.  \nWe are a multi-city practice operating from our studios in both Vancouver and Toronto. At the helm of PFS Studio are seven Principals\, each bringing a unique blend of expertise\, vision and leadership to the table. Supported by a team of highly experienced Associates and Designers\, every project we do is shepherded with imaginative insight\, technical precision\, strong communication and a collaborative spirit. 
URL:https://www.bcit.ca/event/scir-integrated-design/
LOCATION:Building NW04\, Room 1072\, 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, BC\, BC\, V5G 3H2
CATEGORIES:School of Construction & the Environment
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