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January 31, 2012

UBC's new living building is built with beetle-killed wood

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photos courtesy of Martin Tessler [enlarge]
The University of British Columbia’s $37 million Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability is one of a handful of projects worldwide designed to meet the Living Building Challenge.

The University of British Columbia's $37 million living building is in a year-long test phase. It is called the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability and opened last fall.


 
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