Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
Construction tech adoption ‘more visionary than realistic’ without necessary advancements
Journal of Commerce | | Media coverage
SOE's Dr. Qian Chen discusses the future of technology in construction.
Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?
BNN Bloomberg | | Media coverage
SCARP alumnus Dr. Louisa-May Khoo commented on the similarities between the BC Builds housing program and Singapore’s housing model.
UBC researchers run bad smell test on Metro Vancouverites
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Engineering researchers have released the first results of their Smell Vancouver app, which highlighted how collecting odour data can inform air quality management policies.
33 plants that will shade you from BC's increasingly hot summers
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
SALA Professor Susan Herrington co-authored a new BC Shade Lookbook that guides readers on the best trees and shrubs to ward off incoming heat.
Smell reports reveal the need to expand urban air quality monitoring, say engineering researchers
| Announcement
Engineering researchers analyzed data reported to the Smell Vancouver app to understand how different odours can affect your wellbeing.
Evacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks BC's Chilcotin River
CTV News Vancouver | | Media coverage
Dr. Davide Elmo (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how to remediate the damage caused by a landslide near BC’s Farwell Canyon.
Woodlands Community Garden Shed designed with UBC architecture students
Architecture Lab | | Media coverage
An architectural collaboration between SALA students and the Woodlands Community Garden Club was recently completed.
A sinking failure: Outdoor public pools 'not a priority for Vancouver,' say advocates
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
SCARP professor Dr. Andrew Binet said public pools are an important cooling resource which also provide opportunities for exercise and recreation for all ages.
Dr. Luis Alberto Torres Cruz named Teck Professor in Tailings Management and Innovation at Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
| Announcement
Dr. Luis Alberto Torres Cruz is joining the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering as the Teck Professor in Tailings Management and Innovation.
Patrick Condon says this is why housing costs are so high
The Tyee | | Media coverage
SALA Professor Patrick Condon answers a Q&A on the housing crisis and his book Broken City.