b'PROJECT PROFILELEDs and occupancy sensors, reduces pump loads with DDC and VSD pumps, reduces heating/cooling and DHW loads with air-to-water heat pumps and fan coils and reduces water consumption with low-flow fixtures.Other PER steps included insulating water supply pipes and contacting the rental companies that supply students with mini fridges to request they make more energy efficient rental models available. Overheating was another challenge for the design. The interior of B.C. has significant annual swings in temperature compared to the coast, where, in many cases, cooling is not necessary. Recognizing the long-term needs of the residence, the designers determined a cooling system was required.The design team ultimately decided on a highly efficient cooling system using electric heat pumps. Because of the low heating load for the building, there was an energy tradeoff between the two systems that benefitted the building. An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is being used for ventilation that handles heat recovery and humidity and supplies air constantly throughout the building.A final challenge for the design was the exterior of the building,With very low energy needs and no use of fossil fuels, the Skeena states Drew. Based on the simple rectangular massing, theResidence Passive House certification will be a significant step in designers were concerned how the building would look. To improveUBCs goal of sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint of its appeal, the exterior cladding design and the placement of theits buildings. It should ultimately raise the bar for the universitys windows created a more playful look with a number of colourconstruction standards and get closer to its net-zero targets. changes and the use of materials such as Swisspearl to make theFor more information on the Skeena Residence, go to the UBC residence more pleasing to the eye. website or review the following links:The completed Skeena Residence will have a system for continuallyinfrastructuredevelopment.ubc.ca/projects/ubc-okanagan-skeena-monitoring the energy use and comfort of the building. A team ofresidencestudents will collect data from contact points within the residence, including in-room temperature and humidity sensors, and eachkelownacapnews.com/news/zero-emission-student-housing-planned-room will have a thermostat and constant ventilation. The dataat-ubc-okanagancollected from Skeena will be compared with similar data collected from a LEED Gold building and a non-energy-standard buildingrdh.com/our-case-studies/ubc-okanagan-skeena-residencecurrently on the campus.12 BCBEC ELEMENTSA BCBEC PUBLICATION'