The Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Labs Renewal project involved the renewal and expansion of the Biological Sciences complex to provide flexible, modern, and well-equipped interdisciplinary teaching laboratories for over 2,000 students. The project also included replacement of research, administrative, and core services for the departments of botany and zoology.
Existing mechanical and electrical facilities were upgraded along with seismic, life safety, and Building Code enhancements. The new facilities shadowed LEED Gold standards.
Unique features include:
• Central heating, cooling and ventilation system with heat pumps for additional cooling in critical spaces
• Air pressurized zoning system for research and teach labs
• Acoustically sensitive design
• Aquatics seawater lab integration with environmental chambers
• Animal critical room system design
• UBC DES system incorporation
Image credit to Andrew Latrielle