Western University’s New Amit Chakma Engineering Building

JANUARY 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 7 our students will integrate classroom theory with collaborative hands-on learning as they design, build, test and refine their concepts in this new space.” The building is comprised of locally sourced materials (locally sourced Canadian maple, limestone quarried in Wiarton, Ontario and regional steel for all structural steel in the building) and includes features such as: rainwa- ter collection for use in toilet flushing; electric vehicle chargingports; passive chilled beams providing energy effi- cient cooling; and renewable energy systems to improve energy efficiency and electrochromatic windows that can switch from clear to tinted to reduce heat gain from the sun. On-site generation reduces stress on the Ontario grid while renewable sources contribute to the reduction of green- house gas (GHG) emissions. pening Dr. Gregory Kopp, Acting Dean, Western Engineering