Urban flooding is a multibillion-dollar challenge for Canadians. Since the 1970s, approximately half of all natural disasters in the country have been caused by floods.
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Last month, Toronto’s Ryerson University in partnership with the city-based Moses Structural Engineers, announced the winners of TimberFever—an annual competition where students are asked to build a life-size structure out of wood. Sixteen teams from six universities across Ontario participated in this cross-disciplinary 36-hour design-build competition.
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The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law has undergone an extensive renewal project, updating existing law buildings and adding 6131 m² (66,000 sf) to the campus. This work was intended to update the department’s workspaces to accommodate a more modern focus on collaboration, and to unite the faculty—previously scattered across various locations—in a single building.
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The Canadian and Ontario governments are to invest $98 million into University of Toronto (U of T), which will be used to foster innovation and improve campus laboratory facilities. The federal government of Canada’s Innovation Agenda aims to make the country a global centre for creating jobs, driving growth across all industries, and improving lives for all Canadians.
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Diamond Schmitt Architects has designed the new Environmental Sciences and Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The 10,219-m² (110,000-sf) research and teaching facility includes a state-of-the-art facility integrating modern design with institutional objectives for sustainable targets.
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