Buildings Infrastructure and Land Use 
UBC's first green building, CK Choi.
UBC’s infrastructure and land use decisions have an impact on UBC’s campus carbon footprint. In 2006, the embodied energy from new construction on campus resulted in approximately 12,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Embodied energy is the energy required to manufacture, and supply to the point of use, a product, material or service.
The UBC Buildings, Infrastructure and Land Use Working Group is developing strategies to continue reducing emissions associated with existing building stock, new building construction, and land use and planning decisions. The working group includes representatives from Campus and Community Planning, UBC Properties Trust, the UBC Sustainability Office, Facilities and Capital Planning, and UBC Plant Operations. Check out other emissions sources here.
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Update # 2 from the Buildings, Infrastructure and Land Use Working Group
The Working Group held their second meeting on Monday, April 27. They came together to discuss and set objectives for the buildings, land use and infrastructure component of the Climate Action Plan and to refine the long list of potential actions that were developed in their first meeting.
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The Working Group discussed a number of objectives [...]
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Update from the Buildings, Infrastructure and Land Use Working Group
The Buildings Land Use and Infrastructure Working Group met for the first time on Thursday, April 2nd to begin preparing a strategy to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions related to buildings and infrastructure at UBC’s Point Grey campus. The introductory meeting was an opportunity for working group members to better understand the context for [...]
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UBC’s Own Green Building Assessment System Ensures UBC’s Residential Buildings Meet Green Standards
UBC REAP is a made-at-UBC green building rating system that is mandatory for all residential construction in UBC’s University Town neighbourhoods. REAP was developed to answer the need for a rating system that could be applied to all residential construction types planned for the campus. The Provincial Office of Housing and Construction Standards recently added [...]
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