{"id":3416,"date":"2017-12-13T02:49:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2017-12-20T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:45:01","slug":"the-centre-for-technology-innovation-scheduled-for-completion-in-spring-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=3416","title":{"rendered":"Coming this spring: The future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humber’s Centre for Technology Innovation \u2013 slated for completion this spring \u2013 promises “the latest and greatest”
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nT<\/span>he Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (CTI) is currently under construction on Humber\u2019s north campus, and according to Scott Valens, the director of Capital Development (a division of Humber College that is responsible for construction and renovation projects on campus), it will provide students with a state of the art facility, fully equipped with the \u201clatest and greatest\u2019 in technological innovation.<\/p>\n

The five-storey and nearly 93,000 square foot facility is scheduled for tentative completion by spring 2018. According to Valens, the exterior of the Centre for Technology Innovation was designed with the intention of attracting onlookers into the building. The centre features a prominent slant on its right side, and the exterior walls will be made of glass, giving it a distinctly futuristic look.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important that the CTI be one of the most noticeable buildings on campus and that it illicit a curiosity about it,\u201d Valens said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to see a boxy building.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Valens also said that the centre will allocate plenty of space for students to \u201chang-out.\u201d Every floor will include several tables, chairs, and pods for students and visitors to use at their disposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis building\u2019s really only going to function if it\u2019s got a lot of life in it,\u201d Valens said. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons that there\u2019s a lot of student space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valens believes that the technologies available in the Centre for Technology Innovation will immerse students in a unique, cutting-edge learning environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intent is to equip this place with the latest technology that students can use to go in and experiment and play with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire building is seen as, in a way, a sandbox \u2013 all the tools, software and equipment that are needed to actually explore something are here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

The building will not have any classrooms or labs\u2013 at least in the traditional sense. Instead, the Centre for Technology Innovation will have rooms called \u201cmodules\u201d, which both Humber and Guelph-Humber students will be able to reserve and use to work their projects and assignments.<\/p>\n

Every module will come readymade with large power panels and a circular, open-concept cable tray in the ceiling that will let students run power anywhere in the room. They will also include large monitors that will have outside web access to facilitate video conferences.<\/p>\n

The centre will also feature rooms called \u201cinteractive makerspaces.\u201d These rooms will
\ncome equipped with high-tech machinery such as 3D printers that \u2013 while open for everyone to use \u2013 will be especially useful for students enrolled in programs like architecture or electromechanical engineering.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most intriguing feature inside the Centre for Technology Innovation will be the digital visualization room. \u201cThe intent of the room is to actually work with the latest and greatest in 3D animation and VR,\u201d Valens said. The room will have an entire wall of display screens; ceiling-to-ceiling, edge-to-edge.<\/p>\n

According to the Humber College website, the Centre for Technology Innovation will also act as an “outsourced research and development department for manufacturing companies,\u201d who will also use the facility to train their own employees. Valens said that there are a \u201cmultiple number\u201d of companies involved \u2013 one of which is Magna International, an automotive manufacturing company based in Aurora, Ont.<\/p>\n

While the exact cost of the centre has not been made public, Humber College has received multi-million dollar grants from the federal government\u2019s Strategic Investment Fund and the Barrett Family Foundation (a non-profit charity based in Florida), respectively, to help fund the facility.<\/p>\n

In a joint media statement with Humber College from January 2016, Robert Barrett, co-founder of the Barrett Family Foundation, said, \u201cWorking with Humber is a natural fit. Our organizations have many shared values and we\u2019re both committed to providing students with an education that will lead to meaningful jobs. We fully support Humber\u2019s vision and look forward to enhancing students\u2019 experience and interaction with technology.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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