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Self-guided walking tour of the CIRS building
UBC Opens North America's Greenest Building
In the News
A selection of recent articles about the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
2013
24-April-2013, “Change agents drawn to green careers,” The Province
24-April-2013, “The adventures of the Templeton Environment Club,” The Vancouver Courier
29-March-2013, "Going with the grain, and building with wood," The Globe and Mail
28-March-2013, "Can Green Buildings Promote Green Behaviour?," Design Build Source
27-March-2013, "Architects change recycling habits with design," CBC
25-March-2013, "A tale of two lunch rooms," CBC
25-March-2013, "Hidden cameras show 2 lunchrooms' recycling habits," CBC
18-March-2013, "Wood Project Excellence Honoured," Journal of Commerce
13-March-2013, "Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability / Perkins + Will," Arch Daily
7-March-2013, “Perkins+Will celebrate award wins at Wood Design Awards Gala,” World Architecture News
6-March-2013, “Sustainable by Design,” UBC Reports
5-March-2013, "Winning architects, structural engineers and project teams enthral and inspire at 2013 BC Wood Design Awards," Canada Newswire
5-March-2013, "UBC Is Heating Up and Getting Green," The Huffington Post
4-March-2013, “2013 BC Wood Design Awards announced,” Canadian Architect
19-February-2013, "In search of the greenest building in Canada," Troy Media
07-February-2013, "The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability is a living laboratory for green building methods," Green Energy Futures
2-January-2013, “Behind the buildings: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” The Ubyssey
January-2013, “Thermal Bridging: It Can Be Done Better,” JBED
2012
12-December-2012, “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability – Designed to be the most sustainable building in North America,” SABMag
26-November-2012, "Vancouver: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability," The Danish Architecture Centre and Cities
22-November-2012, "FM Issue: Eyeing the End Result," Today's Facility Manager
16-November-2012, "Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability: Wood - An Integral Part of a New-Positive Building," Naturally Wood
12-October-2012, "A New Challenge: Beyond Zero Waste," Network for Business Sustainability
10-October-2012, "To CIRS with Love," Compost Diaries: The Conversation Continues
02-September-2012, “Five of the Greenest Buildings in the World,” Awaken
August-2012, "Making a Positive Impression: Living lab's environmental footprint goes beyond net zero", Innovation: Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
13-July-2012, “UBC building sets new green standard,” Global British Columbia
05-July-2012, “UBC – University of British Columbia,” University of Oslo Blog Post
04-July-2012, “John Robinson: Universities as societal test-beds for sustainability,” Forbes
04-July-2012, “Green building gives back to the environment,” BC Business Beat
02-July-2012, “Life-Cycle Assessments,” EDC: The Official Magazine for the LEED Professional
26-June-2012, “Building biodiversity in commercial Canada,” Canadian Biomass
18-June-2012, “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Foreign State
13-June-2012, “Perkins + Wills architects establish S.F. beachhead,” San Francisco Chronicle (SF GATE)
04-June-2012, “British Columbia’s best architects recognized,” Journal of Commerce: Wester Canada’s Construction Newspaper
June-2012, “Dr. Sustainability: Environmental Scientist of the Year,” Canadian Geographic
18-May-2012, “UBC professor named Environmental Scientist of the Year,” The Vancouver Sun
18-May-2012, “Environmental Scientist of the Year - Canada’s greenest prof: Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life,” Canadian Geographic
16-May-2012, “Architect gets kudos for Brighouse School design,” Richmond Review
15-May-2012, “2012 AIBC Architecture Awards,” Canadian Architect
14-May-2012, “2012 AIBC Architectural Awards,” The Vancouver Sun
02-May-2012, “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) – Part 1,” Spacing Vancouver: Understanding the Urban Landscape
20-April-2012, "The building that's beyond green," The Globe and Mail
7-April-2012, "Canadian Building Benchmark for Efficiency in Contruction and Operation," Radio National (Australia)
4-March-2012, “Redefining Green: Dr. John Robinson speaks about UBC's Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Canadian Architect
1-March-2012, “'Living lab' designed to be the most sustainable building in North America,” World Architecture News
1-March-2012, “The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Architect
Spring-2012, “University of British Columbia Brings Sustainability Out of the Lab and Onto Campus,” Honeywell
March-2012 Canadian Architect Regenerative Design (pdf)
March-2012 Architect: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (pdf)
26-February-2012, “A New Kind of Green,” North Shore News
1-February-2012 Vancouver Magazine Is Vancouver Home To The Greenest Building in the World?
31-January-2012 “UBC as a sustainability sandbox,” letstalkenergy.ca
20-January-2012 “UBC Hosts Tour of CIRS,” BCIT Broadcast News
9-January-2012 “Honeywell Technology Featured in New Sustainability Research Center,” ACHRnews
January-2012 “The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS),” Architizer
January-2012 “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability University of British Columbia,” Haworth
December 2011
28-December-2011, “North America’s Greenest Building Hopes to Pave Path for Sustainable Design,” SchoolConstructionNews
19-December-2011, “Best in Class | The True Story of a Little Building that is Transforming the
Industry,” energyadvantage
8-December-2011, “University of British Columbia LEED Platinum building more expensive upfront but costs
less to maintain,” DailyCommercialNews
5-December-2011, “University
of British Columbia Claims Credit for ‘North America’s Greenest Building’,”Thomasnet
December-2011, “Across My Desk,” AutomatedBuildings
November 2011
30-Novemeber-2011, “Five most sustainable office buildings in the world,” Green Diary
28-November-2011, “North America’s Most Sustainable Building,” Creating a Sustainable Future
27-November-2011, “David Suzuki talks UBC after receiving honorary degree,” The Ubyssey
27-November-2011, “Is This North America’s Greenest Building?,” SierraActivist
27-November-2011, “Is This North America’s Greenest Building?,” ThinkProgress
25-November-2011, “Inside CIRS at University of British Columbia - “North America’s Greenest Building”,” Orta blu
23-November-2011, “Inside CIRS at University of British Columbia -- "North America's Greenest Building",” treehugger
22-November-2011, “CIRS Opening Conference 2011,” Landscape Visualization
21-November-2011, “University of British Columbia’s CIRS Building is a Living Eco Laboratory in Vancouver,” Inhaitat
17-November-2011, “11.17.11,” Smart+Connected Communities Institute
17-November-2011, “British Columbia College Goes Uber Green,” Earth Techling
16-November-2011, “Beyond Sustainability: Talking About Our Regeneration,” Climate Access
15-November-2011, “New building will help UBC cut carbon emissions,” Metro News
9-November-2011, “Most sustainable building in North America opens at UBC,” The Ubyssey
9-November-2011, “The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability Ppens at the University of British Columbia,” AIBCeNews
8-November-2011, “The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability opens at the University of British Columbia,” Canadian Architect
7-November-2011, “Honeywell celebrates grand opening of UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability – CIRS,” Electrical Business
7-November-2011, “Honeywell celebrates grand opening of UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability – CIRS,” Energy Manager
7-November-2011, “University opens 'greenest' building to advance sustainability research and innovation,” Make It Wood
6-November-2011, “The Living Laboratory,” Jessica Robin Thomas
6-November-2011, “The University of British Columbia has unveiled the most the building in North America “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,”Sustain2Green
4-November-2011, “UBC opens Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Academica Group
4-November-2011, “Accelerating Sustainability with CIRS,” Cisco Canada Blog
3-November-2011, “CIRS opens as North America’s greenest building,” Green ArchiTEXT
3-November-2011, “Will private developers pick up living buildings?,” Green Building
3-November-2011, “Accelerating Sustainability with CIRS,” Connected Communities Institute
3-November-2011, “The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, A Net-Positive Living Lab, Opens at the University of British Columbia Today,” The Journal of Commerce
3-November-2011, “Honeywell Expertise, Technology Provide "Smarts" for New UBC Research Facility - One of the Most Sustainable Buildings in the World,” Automated Buildings
3-November-2011,”MOA Welcomes UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS),” The Museum of Anthropology
3-November-2011, “Video: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Perkins Will
3-Novemeber-2011, “UBC Opens North America’s Greenest Building,” UBC Reports
3-Novemeber-2011, “Window to the Future,” UBC Reports
3-November-2011, “UBC’s Roadmap to Zero Emissions,” UBC Reports
2-November-2011, “Accelerating Sustainability with CIRS,” Dr. Rick Huijbregts
November-2011, “University of British Columbia’s CIRS Building is a Living Eco-laboratory in Vancouver,” Inhabitat
November-2011, “VSB Students participate in the opening of Greenest Building in North America,” Vancouver School Board
March - October 2011
19-October-2011, “CIRS is for sustainability,” Real Estate Foundation
27-September-2011, Corporate Knights magazine More Emerald Than Ivory
08-September-2011, Nature Magazine Mr Sustainability Q & A with John Robinson
September-2011, “UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS),” foursquare
30-August-2011 “Creating
a True Culture of Conservation and Energy Efficiency,” HPAC Engineering
August-2011, "North America's Most Sustainable Building," Katerva: For a Sustainable Tomorrow (blog)
09-July-2011, Vancouver Sun UBC Does More Than Study Green Initiatives - It's Immersed In Them
07-July-2011, “Wood
Revival at CIRS,” UBC Public Affairs
23-June-2011, “Next regeneration: a building that boosts the environment,” Times Higher Education
2-June-2011, "Tipping Point: How CIRS will transform building water use," UBC Reports
11-April-2011, “CIRS building recovers energy from a neighbour,” Canadian Consulting Engineer
31-March-2011, “The Tyee: How to Design a Building that Restores the Earth,” Green-ing
29-March-2011, “New Building Designed to Produce More Energy than it Uses,” The Utopianist
28-March-2011, “How to Design a Building that Restores the Earth,” TheTyee.ca
2-March-2011, “CIRS Overview with Dr. John Robinson,” Year of Science
January - February 2011
25-February-2011, “Sustainability: Lets Get Educated!,” Corporate Social Responsibility
24-Februrary-2011, “Details of Feb. 24 Lunch,” IFMA BC
17-February-2011, “UBC and China’s Modern Green to advance green building,” Globe-Net
10-February-2011, “Green Schools Provide Better Learning Environment for Students,” Peachy Green
9-February-2011, “How Green School Buildings Help Children Grow,” The Tyee
5-February-2011, “UBC, Chinese property developer join forces in strategic R&D deal,” Canada.com
4-February-2011, "UBC announces $3.5 million R&D program with China’s Modern Green building developer,” BC Wood
4-February-2011, “UBC and China’s Modern Green Development partner to advance green building research,” UBC Public Affairs
4-February-2011, “The Human Touch: UBC to Study Green Building Inhabitants,” UBC Public Affairs
24-January-2011, “UBC sustainability project will measure happiness along with energy inputs,” The Vancouver Sun
24-January-2011, “”Green” is the Way of the Future for UBC,” Norsteel
22-January-2011, “UBC evolves into a sustainability lab,” Canada.com
22-January-2011, “Sure we are saving energy, but are people any happier?,” Canada.com
12-January-2011, "North America's Greenest Building Hopes to Pave Path for Sustainable Design," SchoolConstructionNews
6-January-2011, “Restorative Buildings,” UBC Reports
5-January-2011, “Super Green Design for British Columbia,” Jetson Green
January-2011, “Sustainable: By All Accounts,” CGA
January-2011, "Next Big Thing, Regenerative Buildings," UBC Reports
December 2010
24-December-2010, “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS),” Visualize us
21-December-2010, “Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS),” Abrief
05-December-2010, “CIRS – UBC’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative!,” Sifat Hasan’s Blog
04-December-2010, “Video: UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability,” Arch Daily
03-December-2010, “The Ten Essential Renewable Energy News Stories This Week,” EnergyBoom
01-December-2010 “On the Web: University of British Columbia’s Upcoming Greenest Building in North America Goes Live ,” EnergyBoom
January - November 2010
28-November-2010, “Looking for less than zero,” Scope
25-November-2010, “The Greenest Building in North America,” CathayService
24-November-2010, “The Greenest Building in North America,” Bustler
15-October-2010, “The Greenest Building in the World?,” Business News Network
June-2010, “Above and Beyond: The sustainable features at CIRS far exceed LEED Platinum Standards,” Construction Today
13-February-2010, “Super Green Design for British Columbia,” Jetson Green
2009
24-Nov-2009, World Changing, Gaming the Future and Getting it Right: an Interview with Dr. John Robinson
10-Nov-2009, Western Economic Diversification Canada, Federal Investment Supports New Research Centre on Sustainability
10-Nov-2009, Financial Post, Building Better Cities (No link available)
06-Nov-2009, The National Post, Conversations for change on Smart Cities
04-Nov-2009, BC Business, 2040 Vision: B.C. and Climate Change
04-Nov-2009, The Vancouver Sun, Smart, green and humane - Smartshift: Conversations for change
19-Oct-2009, The Mark News, The Future of Cities: Climate Change Denial
19-Oct-2009, GLOBE-Net, Life Cycle Costing - The First Step in Green Building (No copy available)
17-Sept-2009, GLOBE-Net, Smart Buildings and Smart Occupants (No copy available)
09-Apr-2009. The Vancouver Sun, New university building will provide an 'incubator' to help foster world change (No link available)
2006
21-January-2006, “The Ultimate Green Lab: C.I.R.S.,” Inhabitat
