Capital Projects
The University of Calgary is committed to maintaining, renewing, repurposing and expand its facilities to support our growing community.
Across multiple campuses, UCalgary’s built environment spans more than 1,000,000 square metres, with about half of our buildings over 50 years old. Guided by the university’s academic and research priorities, the developments below highlight some of the major capital projects currently underway.
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Downtown Expansion
Relocation of SAPL in a single downtown location as part of Calgary’s office tower conversion program.
Taylor Family Kinesiology Building
A world-class research facility for the study of human performance, movement and sport science
Multidisciplinary Science Hub
A new trans-faculty hub to support STEM students in vital areas like agriculture innovation, computer science, energy, quantum, biotechnology and aerospace.
Strategic Capital Project Planning Principles
The university continues to take a pragmatic and balanced approach in its determination on how best to accommodate the infrastructure needs of our campuses, through the development of five strategic planning principles:
- Advancement of planning and design activities on priority projects to ensure they are effectively scoped and budgeted, and ready for implementation as funding opportunities arise.
- Leverage renewal projects with repurposing needs to address the pedagogical requirements for today and tomorrow.
- Identify critical new infrastructure that will provide purpose built space for research and academic activities that cannot be accommodated through repurposing and renewal alone.
- Proactively identify and manage our deferred maintenance liability to minimize the risk of building failures and potential closures.
- Explore alternate funding mechanisms to leverage provincial funding and advance the mission of the institution.
Primary Goals for Capital Project Delivery
Facilities manages every project at the University of Calgary from initiation through to design, construction and commissioning. There are five primary Facilities' goals for the successful delivery of capital projects.
Delivering projects that are indicative of a spirited, high-quality learning environment, as Eyes High envisions, and meeting the teaching and research needs of the academy and students.
Delivering projects in a professional, responsible and timely manner.
Delivering projects of long-term value within approved budgets.
Continually measuring the process and outcomes with the intention of being recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities.
Ensuring that all construction work is done in compliance with the university’s Environment, Health and Safety policies and procedures and governmental regulations and requirements.
Recently Completed Minor Capital Projects
