Background: Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex facts

• This project involves approximately 18,300 square metres of new space and 11,100 square metres of renovations to the existing engineering complex.
• The new building opened to students in the fall of 2016 with expanded student study spaces.
• The renovation and expansion cost $174 million.
• The facility provides capacity for 400 additional engineering students.
• The project features enhanced learning spaces including two new 240-seat theatres — one of which can be reconfigured to fit the learning needs of students.
• New undergraduate design labs will foster practical skills to help students develop new inventions, conceive startup companies or create inspiring technologies.

• Two new floors of research labs will support leading-edge research into areas such as clean energy technology and renewable energy resources.
• An expanded student lounge provides increased study space for engineering students.
• A social staircase will act as a central hub for the engineering school, for community outreach and to provide additional study space.
• Projected energy savings from the engineering complex are enough to power 100 Calgary homes for a year.
• Recycled 4044.63 metric tonnes of waste from landfill, 89.92 per cent of all building materials.
• This project provided 920,000 hours of employment for more than 400 individuals.
• This building also preserves aspects of our 50-year history by incorporating features such as the 1960s staircase or using some former exterior walls as interior walls in the complex.