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UVic Residence, building 1, is a nine-storey mixed-use residential and educational space complex situated south of the University of Victoria's Student Union Building along the outer perimeter of Ring Road.
Note: the unit/bed count is an approximation.
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Engineering expansion has reached full height, exterior work is now starting.
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Meanwhile, foundation work continues for the High Bay research lab...
Rebar for UVic engineering lab building under construction collapses
The two-storey High Bay Research and Structures Lab is part of a $89.6-million project to expand UVic’s engineering and computer science departments.
The lab is designed to have a 12-metre high ceiling and features two 10-tonne gantry cranes and a seismic research “shake table” for research and prototyping related to civil engineering and building science.
The project also includes a new six-storey mass timber wing for the Engineering and Computer Science Building that will be able to accommodate an additional 500 students, according to UVic.
Originally announced with a 2024 completion date, the project is now expected to be finished in 2026.
The incident comes days after UVic engineering and computer science dean Mina Hoorfar and civil engineering department chair Thomas Froese were at the construction site for a beam-signing ceremony, along with representatives from Bird Construction, the construction manager for the project.
Doesn't speak well for the UVic engineering department.
UVic navigating path towards additional on-campus student housing by 2029
A dormitory adding 500 beds is planned for UVic's Sinclair Road housing community, east of Ring Road.
UVic to fast-track $201 million construction of new dormitory, dining and classroom buildings
A single phase of construction in lieu of two will shorten the construction of two mixed-use UVic buildings by 16 months.
UVic's 600-units of new student housing will push campus buildings to new heights
UVic's upcoming residential buildings will rise to nine and eleven-storeys and include modernized classrooms, meeting spaces and a new dining hall.
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