In the Media
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Global NewsTurkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse despite new standards?
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the goal of earthquake-resilient building codes.
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Victoria News
Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs
Civil engineering professor Dr. Shahria Alam said all levels of governments have to step up efforts to educate people about earthquakes, identify vulnerable infrastructure, and prioritize repairs and retrofitting.
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CTV News
Preparing for a major earthquake in B.C.
Civil engineering researchers Drs. Tony Yang and Mehrtash Motamedi discussed how their group is researching ways of improving seismic designs and retrofitting buildings.
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Global News at 11 BC
UBC prof calls for mandatory seismic assessments
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar explained why there needs to be mandatory seismic assessments for buildings in BC.
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Ubyssey
UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception ‘puts a face to name’ as students meet top employers
Engineering students gathered to meet top-employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception.
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Kelowna Now
UBCO researchers create system to detect gas leaks
UBCO engineering researchers are investigating a new method to monitor underground gas pipelines with high-tech sensors.
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Vancouver Sun
How green waste from Surrey's biofuel facility ended up on farmland near Cultus Lake
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster noted that in an ideal world, composting would be a simple process, but plastic and other materials sometimes find their way into green waste.
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Vancouver Sun
Vancouver highrise clusters not bad, but 'a bit cold'
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon noted that local politicians have embraced the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations.
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Terrace Standard
‘Mother nature never gives up the gold easy’: Terrace prospector lands first deal
Mining engineering professor Dr. Bern Klein noted that success rate for exploration companies to convert a deposit into an operating mine is very low.
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Times Colonist
Comment: Business leaders should think about net zero
Chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor Dr. Roland Clift argued that businesses need to think about what they can contribute to achieving net-zero.