LibGuides: Sustainability: Getting Started

Sustainability at BCIT

Sustainability at BCIT
Check here for information about greening education, greening operations and much more.
Factor Four
The School of Construction and the Environment is leading the Factor Four Initiative in the buildings it occupies at BCIT’s Burnaby campus. The purpose is to explore whether a factor four (fourfold) improvement in energy- and materials-related resource productivity can be achieved without compromising service levels.

Climate Change 101

Check out this great, short FREE BCIT online course on climate change.

Climate Change 101

Off Campus Access

You can access e-books, e-journals and databases from home.

If you are a current student, faculty or staff member you can login using your MyBCIT or network login. Check our help sheet for tips.

If you are an alumni, community borrower or retiree with a current library account you will need to create a PIN.

You can also contact the Service Desk at 604-432-8370 or by email.

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Top Five Resources

Get started with these top five resources on sustainability. To access these resources from off-campus you will need to login with your myBCIT or network login.

BuildingGreen
Provides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green.
Taylor & Francis eBooks (includes CRCnetBASE collections) This link opens in a new window
EnviroNetBase
Access to environmental scientific and technical books.
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Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles on energy, renewable resources, ecosystem, geography, pollution, waste management, environmental law and urban planning. Sponsored by BC Hydro.
GreenFILE
Articles on all aspects of human impact to the environment, includes government documents and reports. Full-text content.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC

"The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people." The Guardian

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Alison Griffin

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Subjects: Building + Architecture, Environment, Forensics, Liberal Studies, Math + Sciences, Natural Resources + Environment, Sustainability

Living Planet Report

The Living Plant Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity. Knowing we only have one planet, WWF believes that humanity can make better choices that translate into clear benefits for ecology, society and the economy today and in the long term.