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Appendix B: Project highlights from the past 24 months

The following projects are noteworthy examples of how our capital planning and delivery contribute to the university’s strategic priorities: Tech with a Conscience, learning re-imagined, sticky campus, and partnerships.

Tech with a Conscience
  • Decommissioning of oxygen production equipment (Clean Energy Research Lab) to sustainably remove outdated equipment.
  • Installation of new transformer (ACE) to expand research capacity for electric vehicle charging. (Funded by ACE).
  • Creation of the Nicholas Sion Labs (Energy Research Centre, Rooms 1056 and 1054) for advanced charging and energy storage technology.
  • The Abound platform (Charles Hall) aggregates and analyzes indoor air quality data from various building systems and sensors, enabling our HVAC systems to adjust in real time, enhancing energy efficiency and indoor air quality.
Learning re-imagined
  • Expansion of study spaces in the North Oshawa Library by replacing shelving with new study furniture.
  • Installation of accessible classroom podiums compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, improving accessibility in teaching spaces. Renovation of social science lab (Bordessa Hall) to create new research spaces for the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
Sticky campus
  • Phase 1 of the campus wayfinding initiative, launched in 2021, improves navigation with effective and accessible signage.
  • Transformation of an underused retail space to create Aisle24 autonomous market (Library), providing continuous access to food and drinks on campus.
  • Expansion of freezer space (Business and Information Technology Building) for improved catering operations.
  • Creation of a downtown student study space (Charles Hall), featuring new multi-device charging units, funded through a generous donation from Mitch and Leslie Frazer. Additional battery chargers were installed in classrooms for laptop charging.
Partnerships
  • Establishment of the Experiential Learning Hub, a dedicated space to support co-op activities and streamline work-integrated learning, which was previously managed within individual faculties.