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, In this special Living Labs lecture the […]

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.  The 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 […]

 The team working on BCIT's new Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology have been refining a design that meets BCIT’s stringent climate targets, while delivering an outstanding and comfortable space for BCIT’s staff and students to learn and work in. This Living Labs lecture will discuss how natural climatic forces can be used to […]

A Living Labs Lecture Wednesday October 15th, 2025 Energy OASIS was launched in 2014 by BCIT’s Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) and partners, as a pioneering campus microgrid. In the last decade it has been a dynamic platform for research in solar renewable energy, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles charging infrastructure. The Energy […]

A BCIT Living Labs Lecture BCIT’s Burnaby Campus is a remarkably biodiverse, with a network of habitats from urban gardens to the riparian habitat along Guichon Creek. But, as an urban environment, many of these habitats are threatened by invasive species that limit natural biodiversity by outcompeting native plants. In this Living Labs lecture find […]