renée hallé sustainable heritage case study nov.14, 2019
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RenewingUBC’sCampus
UBCRenew–RenewalofUniversityofBritishColumbia’sChemistryBuildingCentreBlockthroughretrofitsforenergyefficiency
RenéeHalléCDNS4403-5403
SustainableHeritageCaseStudyClassPresentation
Nov.14,2019
DescriptionUBCRenew• 2003partnershipbetweenUBCandBCGovernment• $320millionindeferredmaintenance• 10buildingstargetedforprogram• Buildingrenewal–HVAC,seismic,electricalupgrades,etc• Savemoney-nomorethan67%ofcostscomparedtonewconstruction• LEEDSilverorbetter
ChemistryBuildingCentreBlock• PartoforiginalthreePointGreyCampusbuildings• CollegiateGothicstyle• Renewalprovidedlargeopenlabs,seismicupgradesandenergysavings• Distinctarchitecturalfeaturespreserved
Before&After
HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBClab-before,Vancouver,BC. HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBClab-after,Vancouver,BC.HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBChall-before,Vancouver,BC.
HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBChall-after,Vancouver,BC.
HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-before,Vancouver,BC. HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-after,Vancouver,BC.
Stakeholders• ProvincialGovernmentofBritishColumbia• UBCInfrastructureDevelopment• UniversityofBritishColumbia:Owner• UBCcommunity:Users• HenriquezPartnersArchitects:Architect• StantecConsultingLtd.:LEEDconsultant,MechanicalandEnergyEngineering• RADA:Electrical• LohCY&Associates:Structural• PhillipsFarvaagSmallenberg:Landscapearchitecture• LedcorSpecialProjects:Generalcontractor• KDEngineeringCo.:Commissioningagent• UBCProjectServices:Projectmanager
Consultants-Owne
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Timeline• 1860–PointGreyestablishedbyBritishgovernmentasColonialAdmiraltyreserve• 1865–21yeartimberleaseonPointGrey• 1908–ProvinciallegislaturepassesnewUniversityActtoestablishUBC• 1910–PointGreyselectedassiteforUBCcampus• 1914–PointGreycampusconstructionbegins.HaltedduetoWorldWar1• 1922–“BuildtheUniversity”campaignbystudents• 1925–PointGreyCampusopens.Science(nowChemistry)Buildingconstructioncomplete
• 1997–UBCbecomesthe1stuniversitytoadoptasustainabledevelopmentpolicy• 2003–UBCRenewprogrambegan• 2008–ChemistryCentreBlockUBCRenewprojectcompleted
“BuildtheUniversity”Campaign
UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC
CulturalHeritage
• Noofficialheritagedesignation• PartoforiginalPointGreyCampus• ProminentbuildingwithinUBCCampus• Renewalvsdemolishing• Architecturalfeaturespreserved
• GreyB.C.graniteexterior• Leadedglasswindows• Oakpaneleddoors• Granitetiles
Sustainability
• Environmental:– Wastereduction:60%ofinteriorretained,80%materialsrecycledorrefurbished– Energysavings(by21%):highefficiencylightingandpumps,heatrecovery,low-flowfixtures– LEEDSilvercertification– Locationwithindenselypopulatedcampus–walkability&bike-ability,publictransit
• Social:– Increasedaccessibilitymeasuresinolderconstruction– Upgradedindoorenvironmentquality:operablewindows,morenaturallight,openspaces,low
VOCmaterials– Createsspacesthataremoreconduciveforlearning
• Cultural:– ConnectiontooriginalPointGreycampusthroughpreservingheritagebuilding
• Economic:– Costeffectivecomparedtobuildingnew– Reduceddeferredmaintenance
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Lessons
• Economicsofheritage:whentorenewvsre-build• Combinationofplanning,safetyandheritagepreservation
• Challengetoretainasmuchofbuildingfabric/preservearchitecturalfeatureswhilebeingabletocreateopenspacesandachievesustainabilitygoals
ReferencesWebsites/Journals/Articles
ABriefHistoryofUBC.(n.d.).RetrievedNovember13,2019,fromhttps://archives.library.ubc.ca/general-history/a-brief-history-of-ubc/.
ChemistryBuilding.(n.d.).Retrievedfromhttp://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/bldgs/chem.html.
KDEngineering.(n.d.)UBCChemistryCentre.Retrievedfromhttps://kdengineering.ca/services/projects/Lancaster,C.(2018).CampusEnergyInfrastructureStudy.UniversityofBritishColumbia
TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)UBCRecognizedbyHeritageVancouverforbuildingrevivalprogram.Retrievedfromhttps://planning.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletter/2013-07-30/ubc-
recognized-heritage-vancouver-building-revival-program
TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)History.Retrievedfromhttps://www.chem.ubc.ca/history
TheUniversityofBritishColumbia.(n.d.)ChemistryBuildingCentreBlockUBCRenew.Retrievedfromhttp://infrastructuredevelopment.ubc.ca/projects/chemistry-building-centre-block-ubc-renew/
ImagesGoogleMaps.2019.UBCcontextwithinVancouver.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+University+of+British+Columbia/@49.2499845,-123.2682672,22993m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x548672cc2fd41e03:0xc79dd4e7732aa2f3!8m2!3d49.2606052!4d-123.2459938
MSAUBC.(n.d.).UBCCampusMap.https://msaubc.org/campus-map/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCEntrance,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109143/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBClab-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109657/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBClab-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109531/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBChall-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933702936/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2008.UBChall-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933109235/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-before,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933108955/in/photostream/HeritageVancouverSociety.2010.UBCClass-after,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagevancouver/4933108807/in/photostream/UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubcarchives/16336140217/in/photostream/UBCHistoricalPhotographCollection.1922.Chemistrybuilding"sitin"aspartofGreatTrek,Vancouver,BC.https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubcarchives/16514339255