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universityofwindsor’s studentnewspaper • nov.16.2011 • vol#84 • issue#12 • uwindsorlance.ca
Inside innovation The best is yet to come with Phase-2 of the Centre for Engineering and Innovation
{fig.1} • photos kristie pearce • drawings courtesy B+H Architects Toronto gord bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ______________________________
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yet to come.
he University of Windsor’s 300,000-square-foot Centre for Engineering Innovation is already 30 per cent complete, but the best is
Phase 1 of the $112-million project, consisting mostly of labs and class space, is now fully operational, and
phase two is scheduled for completion next fall. During a media tour last week, it became clear that phase two of CEI, would be worth the wait. “All materials are ready to go and are being stored to be moved on site as needed,” said project manager Matt Soulliere. “Weather could be a factor. It becomes a safety issue if it’s raining or windy. We hope to have things closed in before winter really hits.” Phase 2 of the project, will feature a naturally lit industrial courtyard, a mas-
sive four-story atrium nesting beneath a 75-foot-wide wood-beamed ceiling (fig.2 & 4b), a large roof-top garden (fig.5a & b), three state of the art amphitheatres and an extensive computer lab (fig.2). The CEI’s Industrial Courtyard and it’s 15-tonne overhead crane currently closely resembled the work bay of a Windsor-area machine shop (fig.1). However, most area machinists or engineers are not afforded the natural lighting or floor-to-ceiling glass with the convenience of office space for
{fig.2} computer analysis and planning running along the adjacent walls. According to Mark Beaulieu, project liaison between JP Thomson Architects and the university, at over three stories high and nearly the entire length of the building, CEI’s largest space could easily fit a wind turbine blade. Beaulieu said ideas must be pitched to the university and there will be a fee, but having such a cutting edge development space in Windsor is an indispensable resource.
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