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High Performance Buildings
UBC MEL HPB Capstone Conference - 2024
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Join us at the UBC MEL in High Performance Building 2024 Conference The UBC Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in High Performance Buildings (HPB) Capstone Conference offers a unique platform for current MEL in HPB students to present their…
Building Engineers Bring Resilience to Building Design
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More frequent and intense storms, increasing droughts and flooding, and record-high temperatures in urban environments are now the new normal.
Regenerative architecture: building for resilience and sustainability
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By Michel Labrie, an instructor in the MEL in High Performance Buildings and founding principal of Local Practice Architecture & Design Regenerative architecture design starts from the understanding that a building is much
Why Study Sustainable Architecture?
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The building sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, making it an important area of focus for cities, regions and nations striving to reach fast-approaching net-zero targets.
Capstone projects deliver energy concepts for new building
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Through capstone projects, organizations leverage the expertise of graduate students to solve specific business challenges. Over the past five years, students in the UBC Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in High Performance Buildings program…
Indoor air quality in the time of COVID-19 and beyond
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High Performance Buildings: Indoor air-quality By Steven Rogak, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Co-director of the MEL in High Performance Buildings
The power of modelling in building design
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High Performance Buildings: Industry Challenges By Andrea Frisque, Senior Associate and Building Performance Engineer at Stantec and instructor of the MEL in High-Performance Buildings
Spotlight: Program Series with Ron Kellett - Integrated Design Process
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Integrated Design Process By Ron Kellett, Program Co-Director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in High Performance Buildings. The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program in High Performance Buildings grew out of a recognition of…
Spotlight: Program Series with Steve Rogak
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Moving beyond professional silos By Steve Rogak, Program Co-Director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in High Performance Buildings Think of the building industry as a large ship that needs kilometres to stop – and irreversible climate…