University of Ottawa

COVID-19 vaccines

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?

Universities need to consider what a gentler return to campuses might look for students this time around compared to 2020.
emerging technologies

Construction Business

CCA alliance encourages VR use in construction

CCA, in partnership with EllisDon, has formed a new alliance with the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Engineering to promote VR use.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario invests in new University of Ottawa building

Ontario is investing $6.4 million in a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics complex at the University of Ottawa.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

U of Ottawa expands and updates Heart Institute

The University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute is undergoing an expansion to better meet the needs of community members and enhance technological services. The expansion will establish an additional 147,000 square feet of space, including a four-storey state-of-the-art clinical addition. The existing facility is also being redeveloped.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

U of Ottawa building wins three design awards

The new 250,000-square-foot Faculty of Social Sciences building at the University of Ottawa, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects, has earned three design awards. The facility received an Institutional Building Award at the Ontario Concrete Awards, an Interior Wood Design Award from Ontario Wood WORKS!, and an Interior Green Wall Award of Excellence at CitiesAlive, the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities conference.