2014 Implementation Update Report
The 2014 Implementation Update Report for Factor Four has been completed. This report provides a general overview of the projects already complete or underway in the Factor Four Area. We have made...
View ArticleBCIT Announces Plans to Daylight Guichon Creek
On September 22th BCIT President Kathy Kinloch reconfirmed the commitment to daylight Guichon Creek across campus. Kathy Kinloch, Mark Angelo and Lt. Governor Judith Guichon gathered on campus to...
View ArticleDaylighting Guichon Creek
Background During the 1920’s Guichon Creek was still a vibrant part of the ecosystem, and people could catch fish along its banks. From 1930 to 1960 the creek was urbanized and the lower half was...
View ArticleFactor Four Featured at the Fab 50
On October 4th BCIT celebrated turning 50. The campus was open to the public with displays of historic items, a live band, children’s activities and tours of the campus all celebrating the last 50...
View ArticleFactor Four Interview in BCIT’s Link Magazine
Marlon Figueroa from BCIT’s Link Magazine interviews Jennie Moore and Alexandre Hebert on Factor Four. Read about it on page 4.
View ArticleSmith Street Restoration
Background Smith Street is the main road through the Factor Four Area, and has been a key area for urban restoration. The road runs for 200 meters and is the main road that services the buildings in...
View ArticleRain Garden
Campus Development continues making improvements to the public spaces on the Burnaby campus. The newest addition in the Factor Four area is a rain garden located outside of NE8. The rain garden...
View ArticleStudents Study Guichon Creek
When Jennie Moore, Director of Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship, made a presentation in Martin Bollo’s Civil Engineering class she inspired several students to tackle a nearby real...
View ArticleEco-Streets Project Featured on Ecocities Emerging
The Eco-Streets project was featured for a second time in Ecocities Emerging, the newsletter published by Ecocity Builders. The article highlights the projects completed in Phase 1, and follows up on...
View ArticleSalmon Return to Canada Way, 100 m from Guichon Alley
The salmon have returned to the edge of BCIT. You can spot them in the creek on the other side of Canada Way. For more information, check out this Global News story on Guichon Creek. There are reports...
View ArticleLamp Post Banners Add Colour to Our Campus
As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations BCIT held a Colour Your Campus competition. The original idea for lamp post banners that celebrate the trades came from Interior Design students who...
View ArticleShine Light on Guichon
A moss art wall was recently created by the students in Interior Designs Graphic Presentation class to brighten up Smith Street and draw attention to Guichon Creek. This project was a wonderful...
View ArticleNew Doors on the Trades Buildings
Facilities and Campus Development brightened up Smith Street with three new doors. New garage doors have been added to Building NE2 (Joinery), NE4 (Carpentry) and NE 8 (Piping). Campus Development...
View ArticleNew Lights in Guichon Alley
Electrical students and Facilities and Campus Development worked together to change the main lights in Guichon Alley to LED’s and add some additional decorative lighting. The lighting type is...
View ArticleMetal Fabrication Students Help Other Departments
Usually when a Metal Fabrication foundation class learns new techniques they create a few projects that wind up as scrap metal, but for the 11 students in the recent ACE IT class their projects are...
View ArticlePlanters in Guichon Alley Draw Bees
For those concerned about the loss of pollinators it’s nice to see the planters in Guichon Alley providing new resources for bees. Mason Bee homes have also been added to the AFRESH sustainable garden.
View ArticleA Survey of the Soils in the Factor Four Area
Background In order to understand potential factors in the ecological restoration of Factor Four we have to learn more about the current ecological status of the area. The first project to collect a...
View ArticleInstalling the Fish Designs in Guichon Alley
Once Metal Fabrication finished creating the fish for Guichon Alley students from Joinery installed them on the wooden planters.
View ArticleGuichon Alley Student Space
Background Guichon Creek has been restored on the South side of campus, but travels through a culvert from the Student Recreation Centre (SE16) to Canada Way. For the last few years the salmon were...
View ArticleCreating the Fish Designs for Guichon Alley
The final design element in Guichon Alley was to add metal fish as decoration along the front of the planters. Created by Metal Fabrication, these metal fish celebrate the goal of one day seeing real...
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