One commenter characterized this article as the "best news story the CBC has ever run." I concur.

The Integrated Learning Centre's Live Building website is a teaching and learning tool for undergraduate Engineering students. The ILC is a green building, built using sustainable principles and practices, and instrumented to let students monitor a living, breathing building throughout its lifestyle. The project includes a solar array, green roof (forthcoming), biowall, instrumented insulation, and much more.

The paper Using the Technology of University Buildings in Engineering Education by R. Stephen et al has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Engineering Education. The paper discusses the Live Building concept and its educational opportunities.