McMaster University

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Originally Posted by MeIsThomas

Fort Erie's $400 million Canadian Motor Speedway that was approved yesterday is partnering with McMaster University. McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering will now co-develop and manage the Canadian Motor Speedway’s Innovation Park: a Research & Development facility for advanced studies and testing to support the global motor sport industry as well as Canada’s vast Auto Sector. Also, McMaster will be getting a new building called the ExCEL Building.

More info on the partnership:
cdnmotorspeedway.com - McMaster & Canadian Motor Speedway

ExCEL Building:
[LINK] ExCEL Building Plan pdf.

The Engineering Centre for Experiential Learning will be a 12,000-15,000 sq. ft. facility located adjacent to or near the John Hodgins Engineering Building. The centre will house student clubs and societies, collaborative workspaces along with show space for design teams, study space and selected student services.

The ExCEL facility will showcase sustainable building technologies with the aim of creating an ultra-green building with the potential for a net zero energy rating. Technologies involving solar, geothermal, and other technologies will not only power the centre, they will serve as interactive labs.

$3M gift from Hatch allows student-focused engineering facility to move forward

A new centre that will foster experiential learning and collaboration among engineering students is set to go ahead after significant contributions from key McMaster partners, including a $3-million gift from Canadian-based engineering giant Hatch and its founder.

Gerald Hatch, founder and first president of the global consultancy, has committed $2 million to the Engineering Centre for Experiential Learning (ExCEL).

Kurt Strobele, chair of Hatch and a McMaster engineering alumnus, has committed $500,000 with a matching $500,000 from the company itself. The Hatch-related gifts will cover more than one third the cost of the $8.5 million project.

The University approval process is under way to have the ExCEL centre named in honour of Gerald Hatch, a celebrated metallurgist and multi-disciplinary consultant who became a member of the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2015 and be completed by summer 2016.
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