b'PROJECT PROFILEUVIC OPENS PASSIVE HOUSE MILESTONERaising the bar in sustainable design By Matthew BradfordT he University of VictoriaVice-Chancellor. UVic is committedBuilding Two, with classrooms,(UVic) is welcomingto climate action and sustainability, andmeeting spaces, a Student Indigenous Vancouver Islands largestthis building embodies that. Not only isLounge and more student housing Passive House certified it built to LEED Gold standards, but iton its top levels.buildings to its campus.will be one of the largest Passive HouseCombined, both buildings will intro-Crews with EllisDon-Kineticcertified buildings in Canada. duce close to 800 new student beds.are continuing work on a new,333,000-sq.-ft. Student Housing andThe project is being led by ColliersThe Student Housing and Dining Dining Complex that will raise the barProject Leaders and based on designs byproject presents an exciting mix of for sustainable design. Perkins&Will. It includes the develop- uses in a compact footprint, says Alex The new student housing and diningment of two new buildings: Minard, Associate Principal, Vancouver, building has been a huge and rewardingPerkins&Will. The integration of Building One, with studenthousing, offices, food services, lounges, undertaking on campus, and werehousing, a 600-seat dining hall,learning spaces and conference facilities beyond excited that it will be homecommercial kitchen, multi-purposein a single location instead of dispersed to hundreds of new students this fall,room, coffee shop and throughout the campus creates a says Kevin Hall, UVic President andconvenience store. dynamic hub.10 BCBEC ELEMENTSA BCBEC PUBLICATION'