Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
New UBC rental housing building for staff features rooftop solar panels
Daily Hive | | Media coverage
Media reported on the new rental housing building, Evolve, built for faculty and staff at UBC's Vancouver campus, and its Passive House design, with research led by Dr. Adam Rysanek from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Should ‘vacancy control’ be a ballot issue?
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Dr. Patrick Condon, professor in UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed 'vacancy control', which caps the rent landlords can charge when a unit changes tenants.
Canada’s largest residential Passive House is at UBC and tenants just moved in
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Residents of UBC Vancouver's first residential Passive House, called Evolve, have just moved in. School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Dr. Adam Rysanek will lead the research phase on this project.
Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Maclean's | | Media coverage
Maclean's called the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre building a well-designed and thoughtful structure that also provides respite for survivors and loved ones. The project's lead architect was Alfred Waugh, a UBC…
SALA's Adam Rysanek leads research group for UBC Passive House project
| Announcement
The first of its kind on UBC’s Vancouver campus, Evolve will provide an unprecedented opportunity to study the benefits and trade-offs of Passive House construction.
Is Canada's health care system in crisis?
CBC Cross Country Checkup | | Media coverage
Nursing professor and director Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc discussed why Canada has been facing shortages of nurses. (1:00:30 mark)
The gap is large': B.C.'s small towns illuminate urban-rural divide in EV infrastructure
Burnaby Now | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi said it makes economic sense to have EV uptake start in the cities because that's where the population density and money is.
Powell Street Festival is back
Megaphone | | Media coverage
A highlight this year is a set of water stations designed and built by University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The program is called Fuki no Mizu フキの水, which translates from…
Architecture and capital in the 21st century: An interview with Matthew Soules
Spacing Vancouver | | Media coverage
BC has 4,265 unfilled nursing jobs - it's one reason why ERs are closing
The Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage