Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is the the first facility of its kind in North America, allowing UBC to take a leadership role in the development and deployment of integrated sustainable building technologies and practices. CIRS is a unique global research facility aimed at narrowing the “performance gap” between meeting the goals of environmental, social and economic sustainability and what is currently practiced. It is a state-of-the-art “living laboratory” in which researchers and building industry partners can perform research on, and assessment of, current and future sustainable building systems and technologies.
- Address: 2260 West Mall
- User: CFIS
- Project Manager: Craig Knight
- Architect: Busby, Perkins & Will
- Construction: Heatherbrae
- Project Size: 41,517
- Budget: 37,885,000
- Construction Status: Complete
- Completion: May 2011
- Occupancy: May 2011
- Sustainability Rating: Living Building & LEED Platnium