Student housing at UBC is growing fast. So is demand—because students who live on campus are happier, healthier and more engaged.
Along with a handful of leading higher education institutions, UBC was recently recognized at the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories last month for leadership in promotion of the new ACT label and taking action on sustainability.
Students at UBC have developed the Tree Canopy Bus Shelter, an interdisciplinary project that combines sustainability and street infrastructure providing shelters that serve ecological functions.
UBC is taking big steps towards achieving a more sustainable campus and neighbourhood buildings with the introduction of the Green Building Action Plan.
Plans are underway to install a significant new artwork by local Musqueam artist, Brent Sparrow, at UBC Vancouver.
UBC’s campus and neighbourhood environments play a vital role in the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of students, staff, and faculty – so how can green building design enhance this?
The 2018 fall edition of Bike to Work (+ School) Week could have just as easily been called the rainfall edition, but that didn’t deter hundreds of UBC cyclists from logging the most rides in the region.
Hundreds of UBC cyclists participated in the Spring 2018 edition of Bike to Work Week May 28 to June 3
Why are there no bike lanes on Main Mall or University Boulevard? Because the centre of campus is a Pedestrian Priority Zone, where safety and sharing the space trump speedy travel.
Look back on the history of neighbourhood planning at UBC with Campus and Community Planning.
