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The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is located at the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Point Grey Campus in Vancouver. The building is dedicated to research collaboration and outreach on urban sustainability. It was officially opened in November 2011.
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability uses rainwater capture methods, which helped it to become the first LEED Platinum building at the University of British Columbia. Similar to agriculture, rainwater harvesting in Canada for industrial purposes is not widely used.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada.With an annual research budget of $893 million, UBC funds 9,992 projects annually in various fields of study within the industrial sector, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations.
William Rees, FRSC (born December 18, 1943), is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia and former director of the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at UBC. Rees taught at the University of British Columbia from 1969–70 until his retirement in 2011–12, but has since continued his writing and research.
The University of British Columbia offers an Environment and Sustainability major at its Vancouver campus. This major promotes an understanding of the variety of factors that affect life on the planet now and in the future. [9] Some courses that are part of the major include The Global Climate System as well as Environment and Resources.
The University of Victoria (UVic) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Established in 1903 as Victoria College , the institution was initially an affiliated college of McGill University until 1915.
The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business is a business school at the University of Victoria located in the municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia. [1] Originally, the school was called the UVic Faculty of Business, but on October 22, 2010, the name was changed when Peter B. Gustavson donated $10 million to the school.
Dockside Green is a 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m 2) mixed-use community in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada owned by Vancity Credit Union and noted for its strict adherence to the principles of sustainable architecture or green building.