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CAMPUS
NEWS
Work on UWindsor’s $112-million Centre for
Engineering Innovation (CEI) is entering the home
stretch and is expected to be complete by fall.
Recent
milestone additions to Phase II of the project include the
placement of the 10,500-lb. main steel staircase in the
building’s atrium area, as well as decorative and functional
sunshades on the outside windows of the building.
Phase II will include lecture halls, faculty and
administrative offices, student meeting spaces, a green
roof and an Industrial Courtyard. Phase I, which consists
primarily of research space, opened in June 2011.
One of the signature features of the building is the
Industrial Courtyard, where industrial partners will set
up shop to work with students and faculty researchers
to develop new business ideas or work on engineering
challenges they’re facing.
Features such as the recently installed floating staircase
in the building’s atrium area are mini-miracles of creativity
and ingenuity in themselves. The massive structure was
put into place in one piece during an hour-long dance
between a large crane and a forklift. Once complete, the
staircase will appear to float in the middle of the room,
with its structure contained in a steel beam running under
its centre. The beam will also contain the staircase’s
mandatory fire prevention sprinkler system.
For more information about the Ed Lumley
Centre for Engineering Innovation, including a
virtual tour and construction progress photos,
please visit:
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CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING INNOVATION PHASE II ENTERS HOME STRETCH
Before and after: CEI’s functional sunshades.
