In the Media
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The ProvinceMetro Vancouver immigrants more likely to choose housing close to public transportation
School of community and regional planning PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo commented on a survey which found that immigrants in Metro Vancouver choose their housing based on proximity to public transportation.
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North Shore NewsShould public golf courses be turfed for affordable housing?
Patrick Condon, UBC professor chair of urban design in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, says that public courses are ideal soil for discount development.
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CBCFungi could one day make up the walls of our homes
Joe Dahmen, associate professor at UBC SALA and Dr. Nicholas Lin, postdoctoral fellow, talked about their research into engineered living materials and the potential of mycelium to reduce the environmental impact of construction materials. The team at the Biogenic Architecture Lab, founded by Dahmen in 2021, is developing a 3D-printable material that combines mushroom roots with plant fibres.
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Global NewsUBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding
A UBC-led project aiming to protect B.C.’s declining salmon population by identifying and mitigating toxic road runoff has received a $1.8 million grant from Canada’s Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative and the B.C. government. Civil engineering professor Dr. Rachel Scholes and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Timothy Rodgers were quoted about the importance of this research.
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The Ubyssey14 Not Forgotten ceremony honours École Polytechnique victims
The UBC engineering community gathered outside the Fred Kaiser Atrium in remembrance of the 14 victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
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The TyeeVancouver needs a real plan for homeless youth
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear wrote about the need to address youth homelessness in Vancouver.
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The ProvinceSurrey schools a cautionary construction tale as B.C. communities bursting at the seams
SCARP professor Dr. Michael Hooper said schools are core infrastructure in areas with high population density.
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Business in VancouverB.C.'s transit-oriented development plan needs more definition, stakeholders say
Erick Villagomez, SCARP lecturer, and Dr. Craig Jones, associate director of the UBC housing research collaborative, commented on B.C.’s plan to create housing density around transit.
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The ProvinceDouglas Todd: Massive Brentwood towers trigger questions about Burnaby planning
SALA professor Patrick Condon was quoted in an op-ed about housing density in Burnaby.
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Times ColonistShoring wall collapse at B.C. condo development raises questions about quality of work
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on the collapse of a shoring wall at the development site of a high-rise condo in Coquitlam.