SFU West House Becomes Living Research Lab
March 8, 2011
SFU President Andrew Petter, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, SFU West House researchers Lyn Bartram and Rob Woodbury, and Lisa Coltart, Executive Director of BC Hydro's Power Smart, throw housewarming for West House's first tenants (and research subjects). SFU News Release
SFU president Andrew Petter and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robinson flank SFU professors Rob Woodbury and Lyn Bartram as first tenants of West House Ura Jones and Mike Higgins address the media.
Skytrain whizzes past SFU's latest experiment in green living: West House.
SFU Surrey student Rob Mackenzie explains the ALIS House Interactive and display systems of West House, the latest experiment in green living.
How big a party can you have in 650 square feet? West House is designed to feel huge. It's solar electric system can feed energy back into the grid, which, given rising electricity costs, could add up over the years..
See more photos of West House on SFU's Flickr site