Facilities Services

October 2012

Quick Facts about Kwantlen Polytechnic University

• 1981 began as a community college.

• 1995 became a university college.

• 2008 became a polytechnic university.

• Four campuses – Cloverdale, Langley, Richmond & Surrey.

• 171.7 acres (includes Patterson Park property in Ladner).

• 1999 we had 81,202 M² of campus buildings; we now have 97,056 M² or 1,044,702Sq. Ft.

• Total amount of owned buildings 15.

• Over $120 million in capital projects completed in past five years.

• Over 300,000 Sq. Ft. of new space completed since September 2006, all LEED Gold equivalent or better.

• Of the eight LEED certified buildings in the City of Surrey the highest LEED level has been Gold of which there are two – both are Kwantlen’s buildings (Cloverdale campus and the Surrey Library expansion).

• 2011 total FTE 11,013.1

• Utilities budget – 1.5% increase 2001 to 2010.

Kwantlen’s Land Resource

Year Property Acres

1981 Kwantlen split from Douglas 0

1982 Surrey 29.7

1983 Newton – Building 3 1.7

1986 Richmond 10.0

1987 Langley 25.0

1990 Langley Horticulture 20.0

1993 Surrey 3.0

1993 Cloverdale 74.0

1994 South Delta – Ladner 10.0

2010 Sale of Newton Building 3 (1.7)

Total 171.7

Cloverdale Campus Opened April 2007

USGBC LEED Gold

Cloverdale Aerial

Master Plan 2004 – Cloverdale

Langley Campus Opened September 1993

Expansion 2009

Langley Aerial

Master Plan 2005 – Langley

Community Health & Studies to Langley

August 2012

Richmond Campus Opened September 1992

Richmond Aerial

Master Plan 2005 – Richmond

Surrey Campus Opened September 1990

Expansions 1999, 2006 & 2008

Surrey Aerial

Surrey Aerial

Kwantlen

Polytechnic

University

KEY DESIGN PRINCIPLES

1. The Campus Quad

2. Recognizable Entries

3. Architectural Character

4. Rational Growth

Strategies

5. Sustainable Design

Principles

DRAFT UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Kwantlen

Polytechnic

University

DESIGN INTENTIONS

• Enhanced academic

experience through

economical, sustainable and

socially conscious building

strategies.

• Reinforce a sense of

community by creating

pleasing, safe, accessible spaces.

• Augment and clarify

vehicular/pedestrian paths

• Include flexible, efficient and

optimized building footprints

• Integrate landscape strategies

for increasing bio-mass and

reducing irrigation and storm

water run-off

DRAFT UNDER DEVELOPMENT