University of British Columbia is host to several green buildings on campus.
C.K.Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research, The Liu Center which houses the Institute for Global Studies, Fred Kaiser Building for the faculty of Applied Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Life Sciences Center have incorporated a number of eco-friendly, green measures to improve the overall efficiency of the buildings.
Natural ventilation, windows to provide plenty of sunlight, scooped atria that help in flow of natural air and energy efficient lighting systems are a part of all these buildings. The Choi building houses composting toilets which processes the solid waste to fertilizer and the liquid waste is pumped to a wetland trench with gravel and plants that have purifying bacteria in their roots.
The Liu Center has used recycled materials for its construction. The patio bricks have been reclaimed from all over campus, the rubber on the stairs are from tyres and the floors and ceiling are made of fly ash concrete which is a by-product of coal burning. The fly ash concrete act as effective heating and cooling systems.
The Fred Kaiser building hosts PV panels and uses plastic pipes filled with water to heat and cool the concrete which in turn does the same to the building.
The Life Sciences building is powered from renewable and waste energy sources, uses rainwater harvesting for providing drinking water, and treats waste water on-site. The offices have automatic lighting that turns on when a person enters the room and turns off after a period of inactivity. The building is built of certified wood and beetle-killed wood, which lock in more than 500 metric tones of carbon.
The building is certified LEED Gold.
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