The facility will be home to a microbial transmission facility, the first of its kind in the world.

The Ronald D. Schmeichel Building for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the first net-zero building on campus.

Western University, McMaster University and York University are receiving $9 million in federal funding to tackle carbon emissions across their campuses.

Large-scale post-secondary campuses hold an almost incomprehensibly wide range of cleaning and maintenance challenges.

Western University plans to recover waste heat from its power plant and use it in other buildings while shifting to low-temperature heating systems.

The Government of Canada is investing $13.8 million in new research infrastructure, including new labs and equipment, at Western University through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).