April 24, 2009.
UniverCity Honoured With ULI Award for Excellence
UniverCity, the sustainable community being developed on Burnaby Mountain, was honoured on Friday as a winner of the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition.
Created in 1979, the ULI Awards for Excellence are the Institute’s most prestigious awards program. Based on ULI’s guiding principles, they are meant to recognize best practice in land use and development. The criteria for the awards include leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnership, environmental protection and enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial viability. Download news release (PDF).