News and Updates

Campus Vision 2050: Projects and Planning Updates

Implementation of Campus Vision 2050, UBC's long-range plan for how the campus will change and grow to support the needs its community, is well underway. Learn more about how Campus Vision 2050 is being implemented and share your feedback.

Campus Sustainability Month

Learn more about what's happening at UBC to celebrate Campus Sustainability Month.

UBC Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Residential Buildings

UBC has been recognized as a provincial leader for its sustainable building practices, receiving the Community Energy Association’s Climate & Energy Action Award for its mandatory green building rating system for new residential construction.

Designing for Sustainability

Ben Thomas is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia, completing his Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urbanism. As he wraps up his final courses, he is also gaining hands-on experience through his role as a Work Learn student with UBC Campus and Community Planning.

More housing and amenities coming to Wesbrook Place

An extensive update to the Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood Plan will bring more housing, services, amenities and green space to the university’s largest and growing residential neighbourhood.

Testing New Strategies to Reduce Embodied Carbon on Campus

As UBC continues its leadership in campus sustainability, an innovative case study led by Campus and Community Planning (C&CP) will help shape future policies to support the university’s goal of cutting embodied carbon emissions from construction by 50% by 2030.

Spring 2025 Go by Bike Week - the results are in!

During Go by Bike Week, over 8,500 people across Metro Vancouver participated in the campaign, we logged 27,298 bike rides, cycled 366,670 kilometres, and saved 79,532 kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions by choosing to cycle instead of driving, hats off to everyone that!

Help shape a new area of Wesbrook Place – Phase 2

The process to update the Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood Plan is continuing, with a focus on a new area of the neighbourhood, Wesbrook Place South, which will become a hub of housing, amenities, open space and community activity.  

Update from Campus and Community Planning

As we settle in to the new year, I’d like to take a moment to give my appreciation for the many relationships we have with campus communities and the time invested by many groups and individuals to make the campus more sustainable and livable. I’ll highlight just a few achievements from the past year and current work underway.

From Lawns to Living Ecosystems: UBC’s Campus Embraces Biodiversity, Climate Resilience, and Cultural Connection

At UBC’s Vancouver campus, a transformation is underway where manicured lawns are being reimagined as thriving ecosystems, blending biodiversity with cultural significance.