A Living Labs lecture
The Tall Timber Student Housing building is nearing completion on the south side of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Burnaby campus.
The project will provide 469 new student beds while meeting ambitious goals around carbon and energy efficiency. It showcases an innovative hybrid mass-timber design that has provided a living lab for students to learn more about these novel approaches to construction.
In this Living Labs lecture Perkins&Will, the architects for the building, will provide an overview of how they developed this project to meet these goals.
This lecture will cover topics including:
- The evolution of the design process to reach the current hybrid steel and mass timber (CLT) structure with a fully prefabricated envelope.
- Key embodied and operational carbon reduction strategies, including using modularity and prefabrication to maximize construction efficiency and environmental performance.
- Lessons learned through the construction process of this mass timber building.
Presenters
Slavica Puzovic, Architect (Serbia), LEED AP BD+C, RELi AP
Slavica is an architect with over 16 years of experience. Her interest lies in the technical aspects of architecture and how specific structural and construction processes can influence design. She is currently the project manager for BCIT’s Tall Timber Student Housing building.
Jana Foit, Architect AIBC, LEED AP® BD+C
Jana is the Higher Education Practice Lead for the Vancouver studio of Perkins&Will. With over two decades of experience, she has been involved with some of the most innovative projects at major Universities. Jana is the Principal in Charge of the BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing Building and has been involved since the projects inception.
Date: April 9, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: NE22, Room 105, BCIT Burnaby Campus,120 Goard Way
Burnaby, B.C.