BCIT UPDATE Three years after the launch of The Rivers Institute at BCIT , Chair Emeritus and leading river conservationist and advocate Mark Angelo describes the work of the Institute in a short but compelling video … Read more →
David Hughes, a respected geoscientist and authority on North American and world fossil-fuel reserves, will be speaking on Canadian and global energy sustainability at Vancouver Island University on Wednesday, Jan 25 at 7 pm. Hughes says we face an energy… Friday, January 20, 2012 | full story …
Kwantlen News Metro Vancouver, BC – (January 19, 2012) – It uses natural ventilation, consumes 65% less energy compared to the model National Building Code, and more than 40% of its building materials were sourced from within 800km and 26% recycled material. It’s these attributes, and more, which have led the Coast Capital Library at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Surrey campus to be recently awarded the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. Read more.
Update: Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith, Research Scientist and Head of Shellfish Health & Husbandry Group at the Centre for Shellfish Research talked about her cutting edge work at TEDx Victoria this fall. Her talk, filmed at TEDxVictoria on November 19 2011 is now… Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | full story …
A doctoral student under the supervision of Vancouver Island University faculty member Stefanie Duff is on his way to Australia after receiving a prestigious international research award. Brett Favaro received the Australian Endeavour Award and leaves for the… Friday, January 13, 2012 | full story …
The pen may be mightier than the sword but when it’s used up, it tends to be just more trash destined for the landfill. Vancouver Island University is working with one of its major suppliers to collect and recycle pens, markers and other writing… Thursday, January 05, 2012 | full story …
BCIT UPDATE Biotechnology instructors Myra Howell and Bryan Andrews have implemented a system for diverting laboratory plastic waste by developing a set of procedures for sorting nonhazardous plastics at the point of use … Read more
BCIT UPDATE BCIT’s Sustainable Business Leadership program is directly involving students and instructors in the implementation of Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 goals … Read more →
Kwantlen News METRO VANCOUVER, BC – (December 13, 2011) – Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture, in cooperation with the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project, the Richmond Food Security Society, City of Richmond and VanCity, are pleased to announce the third year of the Richmond Farm School. Commencing in February, classes run Thursday, Friday and Saturdays until November. More…
The Gathering Place for First Nations and other students at Vancouver Island University is now covered with native grasses and other species. A crew from Victoria-based Paradise Cityscapes laid a membrane, spread a layer of growing media and planted sedum,… Monday, December 12, 2011 | full story …
