BCIT Zero-Carbon Tall Timber Student Housing
Sector: Forest Products and Packaging • Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Source: Canadian Architect
A 12-storey mass timber student housing building at BCIT's Burnaby campus, adding 469 new beds and becoming Burnaby's tallest mass timber structure. It is designed to meet the Canada Green Building Council's Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™ certification and BC Energy Step Code 4 for energy efficiency. The building features semi-suite and studio units, shared amenities, and sustainable desi
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Forest Products and Packaging, Education, Commercial, Residential
- Location
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Canadian Architect
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A 12-storey mass timber student housing building at BCIT's Burnaby campus, adding 469 new beds and becoming Burnaby's tallest mass timber structure. It is designed to meet the Canada Green Building Council's Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™ certification and BC Energy Step Code 4 for energy efficiency. The building features semi-suite and studio units, shared amenities, and sustainable design strategies including prefabricated construction and mass timber structural systems. |
Original sector | Built Environment |
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Country | Canada |
State | British Columbia |
City | Burnaby |
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Source | Canadian Architect |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Forest Products and Packaging, Education, Commercial, Residential |
Article published date | 2026-05-09 |
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