The intended project scope is a possible up to 5 storey building with a basement (6 levels) offering approximately 127,500 gross square feet of space. The building is envisioned to be a mass timber building housing administrative services, academic programming space for our School of Engineering Technology programs, as well as support areas such public, social, and food services; and an Indigenous Commons area. Additionally, the new building will accommodate part of the projected 20% growth of student population. The expansion will be connected to the existing A Block building on several levels to provide easy access between the two buildings.
The College is committed to eliminating barriers and improving accessibility for persons with disabilities in a manner that respects dignity, independence, integration, and equality of opportunity. The new building will strengthen this commitment.
Due to its location within the campus, proximity to the external indigenous commons and ravine spaces, and the College’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with the indigenous peoples of Canada, the space is to reflect indigenous values and principles.
Sustainability is a key focus and attribute that the College wishes this building to embody. With the increasing popularity of the use of renewable resources and technological advances with wood products, Centennial College intends to implement the design of a mass timber building to allow for widespread use of wood while ensuring the core requirement for the use of space requiring flexible academic delivery is maintained and preserved. The College furthermore wishes to create an effective sustainability strategy to reduce the consumption of energy, aiming to achieve a minimum LEED Gold Standard and a Net Zero, or possibly Net Positive, building. The project will not only be the new face to the existing A Block building, but it will also act as the new gateway to the Progress Campus; its design is to "Raise the Bar" and be a facilitator to the future development of the Progress West Campus.
