The Okanagan College and University of B.C. Okanagan campus have announced a new collaboration in green construction, research and training.
Jim Hamilton, president of OC, and Dr. Deborah Buszard, deputy vice chancellor and principal of UBCO, signed a letter of co-operation at the Penticton campus on Oct. 25.
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According to the two institutions, the letter outlines a number of ways in which the institutions aim to collaborate, from developing shared capstone projects for students to establishing a speaker series in green construction and smart energy use.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e here today to talk about the future 91裸聊视频� specifically how our two institutions can work together to take steps to ensure that it is a greener one,91裸聊视频� said Hamilton. 91裸聊视频淭his is very timely 91裸聊视频� because of the latest climate change update from the United Nations has informed us that we91裸聊视频檙e fast approaching a tipping point in our efforts to avoid disastrous and irreversible global warming.91裸聊视频�
Hamilton noted that the building industry is responsible for 91裸聊视频渁lmost 30 per cent of green house gas emissions globally.91裸聊视频� He said the institutions chose to hold the signing at the OC Penticton campus because the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence 91裸聊视频渉as been named one of the most sustainable college or university buildings in the country.91裸聊视频�
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He also expressed pride in the fact that the newly opened daycare on campus is the 91裸聊视频渇irst and only daycare centre in Canada built to passive house standards.91裸聊视频� This adds to the collaboration91裸聊视频檚 goal of making this region a 91裸聊视频渉ub for innovation in advancing sustainable construction.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 know that a number of UBC facilities have been similarly praised for their innovation and sustainable design and construction,91裸聊视频� said Hamilton. 91裸聊视频淪o you could say that Okanagan College and UBC are leaders in this country in sustainability and it makes good sense that we work together to power our students and staff to continue to make advances in this area.91裸聊视频�
| Jim Hamilton, president of OC, and Dr. Deborah Buszard, deputy vice chancellor and principal of UBCO, sign a letter stating a new agreement between the two institutions that will focus on sustainable construction and green building. Jordyn Thomson/Western News |
According to the institutions, the collaboration will engage students and staff in a variety of technology programs as well as the trades 91裸聊视频渁s the college continues to educate those who design and construct the buildings of the future.91裸聊视频�
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