The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation at Okanagan College is one of the greenest buildings in the world. It was designed and constructed as an innovative, sustainable post-secondary facility that is highly adapted to its site, climate and context. The facility supports a syllabus with a focus on sustainable building technologies and processes, as well as research and development of alternative and renewable sources of energy. As such, the innovative features of the building itself will be used as a teaching tool to help train the next generation of tradespeople in green construction practices. READ MORE