The Whitby campus second phase expansion is part of the three-phase ‘Building for our Future’ initiative. The project has added 235,000 square feet of new space to the campus out of which approximately 20,000 square feet is dedicated to an expanded shop area for additional students and programs focused on green building trades and technology including new carpentry and heating, ventilation and air conditioning techniques labs.
Other additions include new energy labs, classrooms and boardrooms; new Student Association space; a renovated reception area at the front of campus and the introduction of two new residential labs. These include an older home with dated technology and wiring that was moved to the Whitby campus from Banting Street in Oshawa in early 2011, and the new home that will be built in mid-year offering the latest in environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies.
Financial support for the project included $12 million from the provincial government, $7 million from the federal government, $6 million in infrastructure funding and $5 million from Durham Region.
