Affordable and diverse living
The BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing project will provide affordable, sustainable housing for 470 BCIT students. When complete the twelve-storey student housing facility will feature 470 beds in studio and single units, common spaces and support areas, and an outdoor accessible plaza. The use of mass timber construction will ensure this is a sustainable building as well as a beautiful centrepiece for the Burnaby campus.
Project Features
470 beds in studio and single units
Associated common areas
Student housing office
Study rooms
Offices and collaboration space
Technology and Sustainability
The project supports BCIT’s ambitious goals to reduce our institutional carbon footprint and to showcase building techniques like mass timber construction that are innovative and sustainable.
The completed building will showcase the potential of mass timber technology and will meet the BC energy Step Code 4.
What does the project mean for me and the community?
The new Tall Timber Student Housing project goes alongside investment in student facilities like the new student plaza which will make the campus a vibrant and social space for all campus users.
The project & me
Students joining BCIT will have access to affordable housing that is situated at the heart of the Burnaby campus. Because our students currently travel to BCIT from across the lower mainland, expanding the availability of affordable housing at the Burnaby campus is a priority of our campus plan. The new student housing project goes alongside investment in student facilities like the new student plaza which will make the campus a vibrant and social space for all campus users.
The project & the community
The Tall Timber Student Housing Project is a major investment that will support development and jobs in Burnaby and the Lower Mainland. The investment in facilities will also continue the work to create a campus that is a hub for the region and where visitors can access and enjoy facilities and public services.
Construction Impacts
Construction on the Student Housing Project will impact services in the area of south White Avenue. The perimeter of the project and main impacts can be found below. The Campus Notices page provides regular updates on construction.
