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BCIT Green Team
Campuses as living labs of
sustainability
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff and the MAKE+ applied research team at the BCIT work on an all-terrain wheelchair
prototype.
roadmap, solar panels on the main
building at the Burnaby campus,
and geothermal heat pumps at the
Aerospace Technology Campus in
Richmond, B.C. The facilities and
planning teams have also made a
commitment to become
greenhouse gas neutral.
Overall, Moore says, there’s been
a move toward greater collaboration among different departments
when it comes to sustainability
efforts. While BCIT is naturally in
the business of educating
students, there’s a growing
recognition that how students are
educated matters just as much. It’s
important that BCIT faculty and
staff impart a sense of social
responsibility and respect for the
environment.
“Increasingly, the culture sees
that no matter what job you’re in at
BCIT, being a good steward of the
Earth and contributing to a better
future goes collaboratively with
being in this sector,” says Moore.
Building footprint includes
green roof and PV solar panels
Honeybee and pollinator
program
