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Next-gen mass timber construction key to meeting Canada’s climate change, housing targets

Professor Yang and his team are setting new standards for disaster-resilient, mass timber buildings.

Professor Zhengbo Zou leverages robotics to enhance building efficiency

Dr. Zou imagines a future where robots and humans work hand-in-hand on construction sites to deliver projects and maintain buildings.

UBC Civil In The Media – Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Earthquake and structural engineering faculty from our Department appear on various media to offer their analysis and expertise.

Professor Nemy Banthia receives UBC’s highest academic honour

Dr. Nemy Banthia has been named a University Killam Professor, UBC’s highest academic honour.

‘Joyously welcoming’: Pamela Wolf receives first UBC Applied Science Inclusion and Belonging Award

Ms. Wolf is recognized for her leadership and practice in fostering inclusion and belonging within engineering education at UBC.

Reconciliation + Design Dialogue Series

We invite you to this series of interdisciplinary conversations on reconciliation and design.

Observing the third anniversary of the downing of flight PS752

Three years ago, Dr. Mehran Abtahi was one of four UBC community members who tragically lost their lives in the downing of flight PS752.

UBC Civil In The Media – Wastewater off flights from China to Vancouver will soon be tested for COVID-19

Originally published in: Victoria News Pilot project coming into effect alongside new federal mandate for COVID tests. The Vancouver International Airport will soon be testing wastewater off flights arriving from China and Hong Kong, as part of the federal government’s efforts to track how many cases of COVID-19 may or may not be entering Canada from […]