Eco Lab

     The land which CCIS was built upon was formerly occupied by the Avadh Bhatia Physics Building and the V-Wing. The Physics Building was an older six-storey building of 1960s vintage which was, by the early 2000's, in serious need of a renovation. V-Wing was a sprawling one-storey building composed of ten lecture halls. When considering the costs of renovating the old Physics Building, it was found that erecting a completely new building would actually cost less than upgrading the existing one.       By demolishing the sprawling V-Wing and incorporating eight lecture halls into the building itself, CCIS was able to reduce the area taken up by buildings, and thus increase the size of the Quad. The seven-storey building took five years to complete, from 2006 to its eventual opening in 2011.       Some 64% of the waste material produced during the construction of CCIS was diverted from the landfill. This led to a LEED cre...

When thinking about sustainability in regards to a building’s design and implemented programs, disposal is an important aspect to investigate. So I interviewed Sobia Samad, who is a Zero Waste Program Coordinator with the University of Alberta (U of A), and learned that the U of A has an amazing disposal program that has made recent changes and strives to push for environmental sustainability. The program is spreading across campus, as it takes ~1-1.5 months to transition a building, and works with most buildings, faculties, and offices on North Campus and is pushing to incorporate everything disposal related. The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science ( CCIS) is one of many buildings that is incorporated under the umbrella of the Zero Waste Program, so all information regards the Zero Waste Program. Many questions guide my research into the program but the overarching one is how does the Zero Waste Program dispose of various wastes created by humans? The Zero Wa...

The Transportation of CCIS The transportation is the important part of our daily life, architects designed the CCIS building for convenience and daily use.          Pedestrian, people who usually walk or take bus and LRT to school. Since there is no bus stop or LRT station around CCIS, they have to walk. Inside CCIS there is a tunnel that connect CCIS with Chemistry building, CAB, and Cameron Library. It helps people to avoid the cold weather   during winter by walking indoor. There are also plenty of doors around the building. Therefore, student can get in from every direction. Also, some are one sided door that you can only go out the building but can’t get in through them, this design divides the pedestrian stream efficiently and the building will not be crowded around the doors. The double door controls the temperature well inside the building. The cold weather doesn’t affect the inside and the heat can’t escape. ...