Health and Social Innovation Centre

A building like no other

March 2025

Progress on the Health and Social Innovation Centre (HSIC) continues.

All the footings and foundations for the building are installed. We will continue to prepare footings for the north and south staircase system off the quad throughout the next couple of months. Winter weather has slowed outside civil and structural work, but we have managed to continue with this work inside the building footprint.

In March mass-timber installation will begin for the south portion of the building, the area towards the Canada Games Stadium. Pre-cast concrete wall systems will also start to be installed on the north side of the HSIC along with the installation of glazing along the east and west sides of the building.

The building is hoarded-in to allow for the floor slabs to be poured. This will help to mitigate winter weather issues while also allowing our wall framing, plumbing, ventilation, and electrical crews to begin work once the floor slabs have been completed. Spray applied fireproofing will begin on current structural members mid-March.

Underground infrastructure upgrades within the quad area continues. This includes the replacement of storm and sanitary lines while also replacing all roofing materials on the existing tunnel system between Hazen Hall and Ganong Hall, extending across the front of the HSIC.

The installation of the roof system continues with parapets and insulation being the next steps.

Please note the tunnels leading through the new home of the HSIC remain closed.

For safety purposes everyone is encouraged to avoid the construction zones and to use the pedestrian tunnel between Hazen Hall and Oland Hall in lieu of exiting onto the quad.