Welcome to the Major Capital Projects homepage. Working with other Facilities Management and Planning staff, consultants and contractors, we are responsible for overseeing the planning, design, co-ordination and implementation of Carleton University’s major capital projects. Below are the highlights of our major projects.
| Architect / Consultants | Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects in Joint Venture |
| General Contractor | M. Sullivan & Son Limited |
| Construction Phase | Commencing Winter 2022 |
| Occupancy Date | |
| Description | The new student residence building will provide a modern dwelling accommodation for new first-year students, as well as various amenity spaces for all students on campus. The building will be designed to promote and enhance a student-focused residential community experience and will incorporate Passive House Design principals to achieve a high level of sustainability. |
| It will be located at the north section of campus within the existing residence precinct. The new building will face the main campus entrance on University Drive toward Bronson Avenue. Such a prominent location is intended to reflect a design of a gateway building upon entry to the university to further showcase the campus. This new residence will bolster and reflect student social life, as well as the future of Carleton University within the City of Ottawa | |
| The 450 plus bed building will consist of 168 single-rooms and 142 double-rooms, plus two, two-bedroom apartments. |
The Nicol Building (home of the Sprott School of Business)
| Budget | $65.1 million |
| Architect / Consultants | Hariri Pontarini Architects |
| General Contractor | R.E. HEIN Construction |
| Construction Phase | Summer 2018 to Summer 2020 |
| Occupancy Date | 2021 |
| Description | Made possible by a $10-million donation from the family of Ottawa real estate developer and Carleton alumnus, the late Wes Nicol. |
| A state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot facility that has finally brought the school’s 2,600 students and 87 staff and faculty members together under one roof. | |
| In addition to plenty of meeting rooms, the new building features dedicated space for Carleton Entrepreneurs, an accelerator designed to help students from all disciplines launch and grow their own business ventures. It also houses initiatives such as the Sprott Student Investment Fund, an equity portfolio run by Sprott commerce and international business students |
Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (ARISE) Building
| Consulting Firm | Montgomery Sisam Architects / Bryden Martel Architects |
| General Contractor | McDonald Brothers Construction Inc. |
| Construction Phase | Winter 2017 to Winter 2019 |
| Occupancy Date | 2019 |
| Gross Area | 6,861 sq.m. (3 floors above grade, 2 floors below grade) |
| Description | Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (ARISE) project, which transformed and added 34,500 square feet to the former Life Sciences Research Building to create a new home for applied research in clean technology, health technology, and information and communication technology. |
Health Sciences Building
| Architect / Consultants | MontgomerySisam Architects Inc, NXL Architects Inc., Bryden Martel Architects |
| General Contractor | R.E. HEIN Construction |
| Construction Phase | Fall 2015 to Summer 2018 |
| Occupancy Date | May. 2018 |
| Gross Area | 11,245 sq.m. (121,044.13 sq.ft.) 7 Storeys |
| Description | Key Building Details |
| The first floor has a new lecture theatre with a mezzanine at the back of the theatre to allow entry/exit at the back of the lecture theatre. | |
| The second, third, fourth and seventh floors have labs, lab support space, research support space, offices and student workstations.The fifth and sixth floors are shell space to allow for future program growth. | |
| There is a ground level enclosed connection between the new building and the Steacie building.Each floor has its own mechanical/electrical room. This allows for minimal disruptions to other floors when work on one floor is taking place. | |
Urbandale Centre for Home Energy Research
| Architect / Consultants | HOK ARCHITECTS, URBANDALE CONSTRUCTION LTD |
| General Contractor | Waterdon Construction Limited |
| Construction Phase | Summer 2014 to Summer 2015 |
| Occupancy Date | December 2014 |
| Gross Area | 256.198 sq.m. (2,757.787 sq.ft.) 2 floors + basement |
| Description | The Urbandale Centre for Home Energy Research is a full-scale experimental facility that is used for conducting long-term explorations of novel and unproven concepts aimed at radically reducing the reliance of Canadian housing on conventional energy sources |
Parking Structure (P18)
| Consulting Firm | AECOM Canada Architects Ltd |
| General Contractor | DORAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED |
| Construction Phase | Spring 2013 to Winter 2014 |
| Occupancy Date | December 2014 |
| Gross Area | 19, 404 sq.m. (3 floors) |
| Description | 600 parking spaces ( future 600 spaces of capactiy above) |
| Constructed overtop of operational Light Rail Line | |
| 70,000 sqft footprint | |
| LED lighting | |
| precast superstructure / CIP foundations |
In 2010-2011 Carleton opened two new buildings with additional space for an estimated 1,600 students, thanks to an investment of $52.5 million by the federal and provincial governments. The River Building (now Richcraft Hall) houses many programs within the Faculty of Public Affairs and the Canal Building was designed to house many programs within the Faculty of Engineering and Design.
Waterfront Project – River Site
| Budget: | $52.2 million |
| Architect: | grc architects/Moriyama and Teshima Architects |
| General Contractor: | R. E. Hein Construction |
| Construction Phase: | Spring 2009 to November 2010 |
| Occupancy Date: | December 2010 |
| Gross Area: | 145,000 sq.ft. |
Waterfront Project – Canal Site
| Budget: | $30.4 million |
| Architect: | grc architects/Moriyama and Teshima Architects |
| General Contractor: | R. E. Hein Construction |
| Construction Phase: | Spring 2009 to November 2010 |
| Occupancy Date: | December 2010 |
| Gross Area: | 95,000 sq.ft. |