Wesbrook Mall Upgrades
The Wesbrook Mall corridor from 16th Avenue to Chancellor Boulevard is being upgraded in phases to repair the condition of the roadway and enhance safety and user experience for all modes of transportation.
Upgrades to the Campus Energy Centre and Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facilities
Learn more about the anticipated upgrades and renovations to the Campus Energy Centre and Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facilities, including an upgrade to reduce rumbling in the CEC and a project to increase the efficiency of heating the UBC campus.
Energy conservation measures implemented in I.K. Barber Learning Centre
An energy conservation project was implemented to repair the heat pipe system in the main air handling units (AHUs) to improve thermal energy in the building. Upon completion, the building’s thermal energy demand has been reduced by approximately 22%, saving UBC approximately $11,000 per year in thermal energy cost and reducing emissions by approximately 40 tCO2e per year.
Heat recovery chiller expansion in the Life Sciences Centre
In 2021, a third chiller module was added to an existing two-module heat recovery chiller to maximize more recoverable heat in the building. This additional chiller module will recover 5800 GJ of heat per year, equivalent to reducing thermal consumption by 21%, and is expected to reduce the building’s GHG emissions by 166 tCO2e per year.
A Walk Through Time
Construction work along the sidewalks on the south and south-east side of the Earth Sciences Building has started, as part of an exhibit extension of the Pacific Museum of Earth. The museum will be installing a ribbon of steel plates and displays providing a timeline of significant geological and biological events in Earth’s history. The construction work is anticipated to be completed by end of April 2022.