RenewingUBC’sCampus

UBCRenew–RenewalofUniversityofBritishColumbia’sChemistryBuildingCentreBlockthroughretrofitsforenergyefficiency

RenéeHalléCDNS4403-5403

SustainableHeritageCaseStudyClassPresentation

Nov.14,2019

Maps

UBCcampusmapwithUBCRenewprojects

UBCcampusincontextwithinVancouver,BC.GoogleMaps2019

DescriptionUBCRenew•  2003partnershipbetweenUBCandBCGovernment•  $320millionindeferredmaintenance•  10buildingstargetedforprogram•  Buildingrenewal–HVAC,seismic,electricalupgrades,etc•  Savemoney-nomorethan67%ofcostscomparedtonewconstruction•  LEEDSilverorbetter

ChemistryBuildingCentreBlock•  PartoforiginalthreePointGreyCampusbuildings•  CollegiateGothicstyle•  Renewalprovidedlargeopenlabs,seismicupgradesandenergysavings•  Distinctarchitecturalfeaturespreserved

UBCChemistryCentreBlock

HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCEntrance,Vancouver,BC

Before&After

HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBClab-before,Vancouver,BC. HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBClab-after,Vancouver,BC.HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBChall-before,Vancouver,BC.

HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBChall-after,Vancouver,BC.

HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-before,Vancouver,BC. HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-after,Vancouver,BC.

Stakeholders•  ProvincialGovernmentofBritishColumbia•  UBCInfrastructureDevelopment•  UniversityofBritishColumbia:Owner•  UBCcommunity:Users•  HenriquezPartnersArchitects:Architect•  StantecConsultingLtd.:LEEDconsultant,MechanicalandEnergyEngineering•  RADA:Electrical•  LohCY&Associates:Structural•  PhillipsFarvaagSmallenberg:Landscapearchitecture•  LedcorSpecialProjects:Generalcontractor•  KDEngineeringCo.:Commissioningagent•  UBCProjectServices:Projectmanager

Consultants-Owne

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Timeline•  1860–PointGreyestablishedbyBritishgovernmentasColonialAdmiraltyreserve•  1865–21yeartimberleaseonPointGrey•  1908–ProvinciallegislaturepassesnewUniversityActtoestablishUBC•  1910–PointGreyselectedassiteforUBCcampus•  1914–PointGreycampusconstructionbegins.HaltedduetoWorldWar1•  1922–“BuildtheUniversity”campaignbystudents•  1925–PointGreyCampusopens.Science(nowChemistry)Buildingconstructioncomplete

•  1997–UBCbecomesthe1stuniversitytoadoptasustainabledevelopmentpolicy•  2003–UBCRenewprogrambegan•  2008–ChemistryCentreBlockUBCRenewprojectcompleted

“BuildtheUniversity”Campaign

UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC

CulturalHeritage

•  Noofficialheritagedesignation•  PartoforiginalPointGreyCampus•  ProminentbuildingwithinUBCCampus•  Renewalvsdemolishing•  Architecturalfeaturespreserved

•  GreyB.C.graniteexterior•  Leadedglasswindows•  Oakpaneleddoors•  Granitetiles

Sustainability

•  Environmental:–  Wastereduction:60%ofinteriorretained,80%materialsrecycledorrefurbished–  Energysavings(by21%):highefficiencylightingandpumps,heatrecovery,low-flowfixtures–  LEEDSilvercertification–  Locationwithindenselypopulatedcampus–walkability&bike-ability,publictransit

•  Social:–  Increasedaccessibilitymeasuresinolderconstruction–  Upgradedindoorenvironmentquality:operablewindows,morenaturallight,openspaces,low

VOCmaterials–  Createsspacesthataremoreconduciveforlearning

•  Cultural:–  ConnectiontooriginalPointGreycampusthroughpreservingheritagebuilding

•  Economic:–  Costeffectivecomparedtobuildingnew–  Reduceddeferredmaintenance

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Lessons

•  Economicsofheritage:whentorenewvsre-build•  Combinationofplanning,safetyandheritagepreservation

•  Challengetoretainasmuchofbuildingfabric/preservearchitecturalfeatureswhilebeingabletocreateopenspacesandachievesustainabilitygoals

ReferencesWebsites/Journals/Articles

ABriefHistoryofUBC.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember13,2019,fromhttps://archives.library.ubc.ca/general-history/a-brief-history-of-ubc/.

ChemistryBuilding.(n.d.).Retrievedfromhttp://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/bldgs/chem.html.

KDEngineering.(n.d.)UBCChemistryCentre.Retrievedfromhttps://kdengineering.ca/services/projects/Lancaster,C.(2018).CampusEnergyInfrastructureStudy.UniversityofBritishColumbia

TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)UBCRecognizedbyHeritageVancouverforbuildingrevivalprogram.Retrievedfromhttps://planning.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletter/2013-07-30/ubc-

recognized-heritage-vancouver-building-revival-program

TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)History.Retrievedfromhttps://www.chem.ubc.ca/history

TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)ChemistryBuildingCentreBlockUBCRenew.Retrievedfromhttp://infrastructuredevelopment.ubc.ca/projects/chemistry-building-centre-block-ubc-renew/

ImagesGoogleMaps.2019.UBCcontextwithinVancouver.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+University+of+British+Columbia/@49.2499845,-123.2682672,22993m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x548672cc2fd41e03:0xc79dd4e7732aa2f3!8m2!3d49.2606052!4d-123.2459938

MSAUBC.(n.d.).UBCCampusMap.https://msaubc.org/campus-map/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCEntrance,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109143/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBClab-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109657/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBClab-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109531/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBChall-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933702936/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBChall-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109235/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933108955/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933108807/in/photostream/UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubcarchives/16336140217/in/photostream/UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubcarchives/16514339255

Thank-You

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