The 233,000sf BC Cancer Agency’s Research Centre in Vancouver is the first facility of its kind in Canada to achieve a LEED Gold rating accomplished through heat recovery, natural and high-efficiency lighting, material conservation, and waste management, among other measures. Funded with the direct support of BC Cancer Foundation donors, and opened in 2005, the project represents the state-of-the-art cancer research in Canada. Included are facilities for the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre, which is the only genomics facility in Canada, dedicated to cancer research.The building is broken up into office and laboratory blocks, each with its own architectural expression. In cross-section, two floors of offices correspond to one floor of laboratories including its interstitial service floor. These service floors give access to the mechanical and electrical systems when reconfiguration is necessary. The program also includes a 220-seat lecture theatre, library resource centre and food services.

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