Community Solutions: Victoria elementslab developed and measured three ‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Victoria, BC from 2020 to 2040 to test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab Team Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex Scott Collaborating ResearchersMark …
Community Solutions: Prince George elementslab developed and measured three‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Prince George, BC from 2020 to 2050 to test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab Team: Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex …
Urban Greening & Urban Densification A cross-disciplinary team develops and measures future ‘what-if’ scenarios for the urban forest in a densifying neighbourhood regarding urban greening, GHG emissions and livability. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) elementslab TeamCynthia Girling (PI)Agatha CzekajloJeri SzetoNoora HijraSamantha MillerRonald KelletIlona Le Carre (Visiting International Research Student) and formerlyEmma GosselinTaelynn …
Neighbourhood Types as Planning Tool Partnering with the City of Vancouver, elementslab developed and tested a machine-learning approach to future neighbourhood planning by identifying & measuring existing and future neighbourhood types. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingRuby BernardYuhao Bean LuNicholas Martino City of Vancouver CollaboratorsChristopher ErdmanKari DowCommunity Planning Division …
elementsdb: An Urban Design Catalogue elementsdb is a web-based catalogue of urban design examples, images, models and data developed to facilitate and inform urban planning and design teaching, applied research and practice. Project Profile SponsorCanada Foundation for InnovationBritish Columbia Knowledge Development FundLandscape Architecture Canada FoundationThe City of VancouverPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)UBC Teaching and …
Linking Indicators of Liveability with GHG Reductions elementslab developed and tested a methodology for linking indicators of liveability with strategies for neighborhood scale GHG reductions to inform future local government land use planning policy. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) PartnerBC Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen …
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Community Energy and Emissions Solutions elementslab researchers iterate and measure series of ‘what-if’ urban form experiments from 2020 to 2050 that test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuAlex Scott and previouslyJon SalterChristina BolloBrendan …
Urban Form and Energy elementslab worked with Esri Canada to develop an approach for simulating building energy demand at neighbourhood to community scales and integrating those simulations with procedural methods for generating urban form. Project Profile SponsorNational Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)Esri Canada elementslab TeamSheryl Staub-FrenchRonald KellettJon SalterChristina BolloBrendan Buchanan-DeeFausto InomataJuchan KimAlix Krahn Esri Canada …
Climate and Community Climate and Community is an interactive educational web site about community planning for climate change mitigation in a Columbia Basin, B.C. community. Project Profile SponsorColumbia Basin TrustCity of RevelstokeelementslabUniversity of British Columbia Research TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingMaged SenbelOwen de LancieNegin ShakibiEmily WarkentinKorbin da Silva Web DesignerDave Peacock Targeted to a general population, visitors to …
UD Co-Spaces User Study We conducted a user study of UD Co-Spaces, comparing it to a similar paper-based workspace. In the exercise, groups of 4 to 5 participants collaboratively designed a walkable neighbourhood centre, while we observed. Project Profile Research TeamNarges MahyarKellogg BoothCynthia GirlingKelly BurkeAlix KrahnXiang (Ernest) JialingSiyi (Cathy) Ming We tested UD Co-Spaces, a …
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