The University of British Columbia has officially opened its new staff and faculty rental building, which is named Symphony. The building contains 157 units in a variety of sizes, as well as a ground-level courtyard with a furnished patio, a playground, study nooks, and a second patio on the fifth floor. UBC Associate VP of Campus and Planning Michael White explained that the units were created with sustainability in mind. “Appliances and fixtures are water efficient, units are designed to limit heat loss and have high-performance windows and patio doors, and landscape design is drought resistant,” said White. The project is a part of UBC’s Campus Vision 2025 plan to prepare for a projected doubling of the campus’s residential population by 2050.
