- Lower Mall Precinct Student Housing Redevelopment – Phase 1
- Anthropology and Sociology (ANSO) Building Renewal
- UBC Sauder School of Business Power House Expansion Project
- Faculty of Applied Science Digital Design Studio
- Beaty Biodiversity Centre Addition
- Renewal of the Jack Bell Building for the School of Social Work
- Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy (Surrey Expansion)
- UBCO Downtown Project (UBC Okanagan)
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- Gateway Building (Nursing, Kinesiology, UBC Health & Integrated Student Health Services)
- Public Realm Projects
- UBCO Student Housing Expansion
- Master of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy (MPT-MOT) Expansion – Kelowna
- UBC Okanagan FIRE (Fire Innovation, Research and Education Facility)
- UBCO Childcare (UBC Okanagan)
- Science Central One - Chemistry Laboratory Complex (Teaching)
- Science Central Two - Chemistry Laboratory Complex (Research)
- Mathematics Building
- Medicine One
- Applied One
- University Services Building – Roof Renewal
- David Strangway Building – LED Lighting Retrofit
- Earth Sciences Building – Water Conservation through Scrubber Decommissioning
- Laboratory of Archaeology at Iona
- Campus-Wide Installation of Occupancy Sensors for Building Optimization
- First Nations Longhouse Expansion
- Academic District Energy System - Steam to Hot Water Conversion
- Food and Beverage Innovation Centre
- A walk through time
- UBC Water Pump Station
- Solar Array: Clean Connected and Safe Transportation Testbed
- Douglas T. Kenny Building (Psychology) Fourth Floor Renovation
- Hydrogen Refueling Station: Clean Connected and Safe Transportation Testbed
- Macleod Building Renewal
- The Chung | Lind Gallery - Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
- Arts Student Centre
- MacInnes Field Parkade
- UBC Exchange (New Transit Bus Terminal)
- Recreation Centre North
- Brock Commons South
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- Gordon B. Shrum Building (formerly School of Biomedical Engineering Building)
- UBC Okanagan Skeena Residence
- UBC Okanagan Nechako Residence and Commons Block
- MOA Great Hall Renewal
- UBC Okanagan Teaching & Learning Centre
- Bioenergy facility expansion
- UBC Pacific Museum of Earth: Elasmosaurus skeleton
- The Shadow
- HEBB Building Renewal
- Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Laboratories – Renewal and Expansion
- UBC Life Building (Old Student Union Building Renewal)
- c̓əsnaʔəm House
- New Sports Medicine Centre - Chan Gunn Pavilion
- Exchange Residence at Gage South
- Back up generator Life Sciences Centre
- Brock Commons Phase 1 - Tallwood House
- Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
- Museum of Anthropology Northwest Coast Masterworks Gallery
- National Soccer Development Centre - UBC Athletics and Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club Soccer Training Facility
- Forest Sciences Centre Haida Looplex X
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) – AMPEL/Brimacombe Expansion
- Henry Angus Tower Seismic Upgrades
- New Aquatic Centre
- Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
- Orchard Commons Mixed - Use Student Housing & Vantage College
- Ponderosa Commons Phase 2
- New Greenhouse Facilities at Botanical Gardens
- Life Sciences Centre Heat Recovery Chiller
- Baseball Training Facility
- Engineering Student Centre
- HEBB 100 seismic upgrade and theatre modernization
- Robert H Lee Alumni Centre
- The Nest: AMS Student Union Building (SUB)
- The Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing
- Bookstore Expansion and Renovation
- Temporary Energy Centre (TEC)
- Yurt Installation UBC Farm
- The Office of the President
- UBC / UNA Skatepark UBC Public Realm
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Centre
- Aquatics Research Laboratories, Bio Sci Building
- Pharmaceutical Sciences/Centre for Drug Research & Development Building
- Earth Sciences Building
- Sauder School of Business
- Conservation of the Haida House Roof
- UBC Okanagan Student Housing Phase 4 - Purcell Residence
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- Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
- Allard Hall - Faculty of Law Building
- UBC Okanagan Engineering Management & Education Building
- Wayne & William White Engineering Design Centre
- Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
- Tennis Facility
- UBC Okanagan Health Sciences Centre
- Rodney Graham Landau Pavilion
- UBC Okanagan Student Housing Phase 3B - Cassiar Residence
- UBC Okanagan Arts & Science 2
- School of Population & Public Health (SPPH)
- Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre
- UBC Okanagan Student Housing Phase 3
Anthropology and Sociology (ANSO) Building Renewal
Project Snapshot
Project Size: 6,681 square metres | 71,913 square feet
Budget: $80 million
Status: In design
Construction anticipated start: January 2026
Occupancy: 2028
Project Manager: UBC Project Services
Project Summary
The Anthropology and Sociology (ANSO) Building Renewal project will fully renew the existing building, providing fully upgraded spaces to support modern research and teaching for the departments of Anthropology, Sociology, and the wider campus.
The envelope and infrastructure of the ANSO complex are currently at the end of their service life, resulting in ongoing challenges related to system reliability and occupant comfort. Renewing the ANSO complex is essential to providing a healthy, safe, and modern environment for learning and work.
As part of the renewal project, the building will undergo a comprehensive renovation, including a complete envelope replacement; upgrades to fire and life safety systems, including the addition of sprinklers; replacement of all mechanical and electrical systems; full seismic upgrades to meet current codes; complete hazardous materials remediation; and the replacement of all interior and exterior finishes. The layout will be revised to accommodate the needs of the two departments, with improved wet lab spaces, modernized teaching areas, and new common facilities, including end-of-trip amenities and bicycle parking. The project is targeting LEED Gold certification in alignment with UBC’s sustainability goals.
Learn more
- UBC Campus & Community Planning: Development permit