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