Beyond being a symbol of excellence, the Olympics is also one of unity. On this project, that ideology was mirrored by the number of people that managed to come together, operate as one and push the creative limits, until as a collective they managed to realize a single, grand vision together.

The University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) campus is located in the province’s southern interior, on the outskirts of Kelowna. The school strives to provide an active and vibrant community life for resident students—a considerable challenge given the distance from the city centre and the doubling of the student population in just 15 years.

Unlike the traditional method of pouring concrete into a moulded form, shotcrete involves spraying concrete from a high-pressure hose, allowing the structure to be builtup in layers. This method is being specified for foundations, building tanks, and parking garages because it saves time and money, requiring half the forming and equipment of regular cast-in-place methods, while also allowing for considerable design flexibility.

A good example of a permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) can be found at the Marine Way Market in Burnaby, B.C. The pavement consists of approximately 35,000 m² (376,737 sf) of PICP.