Centre For Interactive Research On Sustainbility Vancouver, Canada
Centre For Interactive Research On Sustainbility Vancouver, Canada
Centre For Interactive Research On Sustainbility Vancouver, Canada
RESEARCH ON
SUSTAINBILITY VANCOUVER,
CANADA
INTEGRATED ENERGY
MANAGEMENT
Omveer 1140100440
Sandeep 1140100447
INTRODUCTION
The Centre for Interactive Research on
Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British
Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver is one of
the greenest buildings in North America.
WASTE
Rooftop photovoltaics harvest additional A vegetated screen shades the atrium, The architects’ dual-pronged approach to solar
energy. eliminating the need for mechanical shading comprises fixed shades and a living
cooling. wall.
Building-integrated photovoltaics [accounting for almost 10% of energy], shade operable windows, and the western
facade’s living solar screen is planted with deciduous vines - once grown in, the screen will act as a dynamic
shading device that responds to seasonal change.
CIRS’s living screen
on the western facade
is planted with
deciduous vines,
creating a passive
shading device that
displays seasonal
change.
The four-storey
atrium, flooded by
natural light, and
topped by a
photovoltaic array.