Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
Has BC built back better?
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Kees Lokman, from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, suggested that under-sized culverts be replaced in order to prevent future flood damage to highways and railroads.
Prevalence of Omicron BQ.1 subvariant rising in Saskatoon, wastewater data suggests
CBC | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Ryan Ziels explains why wastewater is a useful tool in helping control the pandemic.
Stuck in traffic? These ‘creative and innovative’ solutions may be the answer
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Dr. Martino Tran from the School of Community and Regional Planning gave suggestions to improve traffic in Canadian cities.
Arthur Chen is climate-proofing agriculture
Vancouver Tech Journal | | Media coverage
Arthur Chen, co-founder of Verdi and engineering physics alumnus, is saving farmers millions of litres of water, and has his eyes set on holistically adapting farms to climate change.
Safety, affordability, and sustainability? What the next four years of Sim City may bring for Vancouver
Georgia Straight | | Media coverage
Patrick Condon, professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture commented on mayor-elect Ken Sim’s ABC platform for housing affordability.
UBCO study reveals increased electricity, heating costs associated with working from home
Castanet | | Media coverage
A study led by UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi found that workers are taking on increased energy expenses at home.
UBCO students drawing attention to Iranian protest movement
Global News | | Media coverage
A group of students at UBC Okanagan repainted the engineering faculty's letter 'E' in the colours of the Iranian flag to raise awareness of government repression in Iran.
Where the rubber hits the road
| Announcement
New research from UBCO School of Engineering has determined that as tires and roads wear down particles of that waste are spread across roadways and can eventually end up in rivers, streams and lakes.
UBCO Engineering research says a change in work habits is costing employees money
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Residential energy use on the increase as more people work from home, says Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi and Mohamad Ali Khalil from UBCO's School of Engineering.
UBC researcher looks to shake up disaster resilience technology
SiteNews | | Media coverage
Professor of structural engineering Dr. Lisa Tobber leads a research group that is advancing knowledge of how to design and construct disaster-resilient buildings. She is particularly interested in concrete, a…