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bit of a challenge,” Darling said. “We started
construction under winter conditions, pouring
concrete during that time. We started the ex-
terior cladding and preparation for that in early
spring had to deal with the high winds coming
off of Lake Ontario.
“We were aware and respectful of the fact that
there is a car dealership just to the north of the
property, and timed the insulation spray foam
work around the high wind conditions.”
There was an urgency to get these issues ad-
dressed effectively while maintaining the proj-
ect schedule. With more than 75 per cent of
the campus finished, Durham College has
also managed to stay within the budget.
“Whenever you build a building and you
provide a collaborative approach to de-
fining scope, it’s always about trying to
balance the demands, the wishes of ev-
erybody with the realities of a budget,”
Lovisa said.
This multi-year project is near completion,
and Durham College is more than excited to
get its students rolling. There is no limit to the
college’s technological innovation, and once
the centre opens to students and the public,
the programs will have wiggle room to explore
more ways to set the trend for the region.
“From a general definition of tech, it’s real-
ly moving a whole new practice into place,”
Lovisa said. “When we began to look at the
agricultural lands [in Durham Region], we also
looked at some very unique technologies with-
in greenhouse operations, potential robotics,
and the opportunity for some very unique
growing chambers.
“It all compliments the Centre for Food idea.
Right now we are focused on the building it-
self because we are in the building right stage
and that is the obvious piece but there are
more pieces to come that aren’t just comprised
of bricks and mortar. The building is one com-
ponent but we’ve yet to start construction of
our agricultural/horticultural lands and green-
house, which will see the entire plan come to-
gether.”
