University of British Columbia
Sep 10 2008, Sameer Kumar

Eco Factor: Saves about 75% of water resources and taps into water harvesting to conserve water.

The University of British Columbia houses a very innovative building, the 30,000-square-foot C. K. Choi Building. On the face of it, this one looks..

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