Using locally -manufact ured Douglas fir plywood on the interior walls adds wa rmth to the indust rial interior
Partially burying the fuel sto rag e and processing areas into the earth reduces the appa rent scale of the building.
The cantilevered “box” clad in west ern red ceda r siding contains the operation and research compon ents of the UNBC BioEnergy Plant.
The plant [upper left in photo ] supplies 71% of the total campus heat demand. It is the first university building in BC, and only the second indust rial building in Canada , to ac hieve LEED Platin um certification.
