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The UBC Summer Institute in Sustainable Urban Design delivers conceptual knowledge and practical strategies on how to integrate a natural systems approach into the design of buildings, neighbourhoods, and cities.
This range of physical scales will be examined through the lenses of interconnected sustainability themes, including energy, waste, water, biodiversity, transportation, economic prosperity and cultural vitality.
The Institute takes place over six days to provide an in-depth perspective of state-of-the-art practices and techniques in sustainable building and urban design. Institute participants will enjoy inspiring presentations and though-provoking dialogue with experts and colleagues as well as experiential field tours and social-networking opportunities.

For additional information and to register, please visit www.cstudies.ubc.ca/sustainability/sustainable-urban-design.
Early Bird registration by May 28th 2010 (save $500)

About the University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC), established in 1908, educates a student population of 50,000 on major campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, Canada, and holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning.
UBC is an acknowledged leader in campus sustainability and is increasingly recognized as a hub for discussion and research on many wider aspects of sustainability, including resource conservation, habitat preservation, climate change, social equity and economic resiliency.

View ubc.ca for more information.