UBC Brock Commons Tallwood House

This residence tower at the University of British Columbia is an 18-storey tower that houses over 400 students in studios and quad apartments and provides social and study amenity spaces.

Zenith worked with RDH to incorporate commissioning requirements and a performance specification from the design team to implement a design/build envelope system. Project quality for long-term energy savings, operational cost savings, and occupant satisfaction are important considerations for UBC and their long-term assets.

As part of the UBC campus, the building handover included multiple stakeholders, and several systems were integrated into the central campus. Zenith’s involvement in the warranty period resulted in a better understanding of the maintenance and operations of the building systems, empowering the facilities teams.

Brock Commons was the first building on campus to utilize the LEED v4 Cx process, monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) and the UBC Technical Guidelines for Commissioning.