Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion Grand Opening

Newspaper Articles

Legacy of female engineer is remembered in green building
April 23, 2007
Daily Commercial News - An extraordinary green building will soon rise on the campus of the University of Western Ontario and carry the name of a woman who has left an indelible mark on engineering in Canada.

Family boosts UWO's environmental studies
April 20, 2007
London Free Press - After erecting 90 buildings on its sprawling campus, the University of Western Ontario will soon build its first "green" one.

Videos

Western launches $500-million campaign at green building opening
October 3, 2009
President Amit Chakma and Campaign Chair Geoff Beattie (LLB'84) officially launched Western's $500-million fundraising campaign on Homecoming weekend, while celebrating the grand opening of the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion, the first LEED-certified building on campus. (view video)

Greenest building on campus
October 2, 2009
London Free Press video - The $22 million Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion is set to open its environmentally friendly doors on UWO's campus. (view video)

LEED 5
August 2009
Mike DeJager, Project Manager for the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion at The University of Western Ontario, gives a tour of the Green Building as it approaches the end of construction. (view video)

Western News

Western opens first LEED building
October 3, 2009
The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion, the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building on The University of Western Ontario campus, officially opened its doors during Homecoming celebrations Saturday. (more)

Green building living, breathing classroom
January 15, 2009
While it may be made of steel and concrete, the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion - a.k.a the Green building - will in fact become a living and breathing entity that will present researchers with more data than they know what to do with. (more)

London Hydro makes donation to Green Building
December 8, 2008
London Hydro is donating $50,000 for technology and the research and development of alternative energy projects at the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion at The University of Western Ontario. (more)

Green building waste diverted from dump
November 13, 2008
The construction crew on the Green Building project, Hayman Construction Inc., went the extra step to ensuring a 'sustainable site' by purchasing reusable coffee mugs for all the workers. (more)

Meighen Family Foundation offers major gift
September 15, 2008
A gift of $1 million from the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation will be supporting the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion – Western’s Green Building. This building is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2009. (more)

New Engineering project marvel of conservation
January 10, 2008
The ground breaking on the new engineering building addition will be in the true spirit of sustainability. As the Bio-engineering building is dismantled to make way for the new facility, portions will be sold and recycled. (more)

McGuinty government backs ‘green’ building
June 15, 2007
The Ontario government will provide $6.7 million to support research at the Faculty of Engineering’s new green energy building – the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion. (more)

Western launches $5M 'Green Building' project
April 19, 2007
An extraordinary 'Green Building' will soon rise on the campus of The University of Western Ontario and carry the name of a woman who has left an indelible mark on engineering in Canada. (more)

Western goes 'green' with $18M project
December 7, 2006
Western Engineering's 'Green Building' project, as it has come to be known, was made possible by a recent $7.2-million grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). (more)

Campus project update
February 22, 2007
The long-range space plan unveiled in 2006 and approved as part of the 2006-07 university budget has a number of projects currently on the go. The following is an update on some of the construction projects in progress. (more)

Engineering student designs see 'green'
March 17, 2005
Green definitely means go for the proposed Western Engineering Student Centre, fittingly dubbed the 'Green Building' as environmentally friendly student design ideas for the facility take flight. (more)

Engineering Going 'Green'
September 7, 2004
It may not sound like your typical student centre, but a glass-domed garden atrium featuring growing plants, running water and tranquil ponds will be just one of the many 'green' features of the proposed Western Engineering Student Centre. (more)

Media Releases

Western launches green building project with $5-million gift
April 19, 2007
London, ON - An extraordinary "green building" will soon rise on the campus of The University of Western Ontario and carry the name of a woman who has left an indelible mark on engineering in Canada. Western today celebrated a $5-million gift that will help build an engineering research facility dedicated to investigating climate change and the environment. (more)

Western "Goes Green" and announces major gift
April 17, 2007
What: A special event to announce:
* The largest gift in the history of the Faculty of Engineering;
* A dynamic "green building" project (a first for Western);
* One of Western's largest capital fundraising projects and
* The naming of Western's green building in honour of an individual who had tremendous impact on the field of engineering in Canada (more)

Engineering Students Showcase the Best in Design
March 21, 2005
WHAT: Western Engineering is showcasing the top designs by upper-year engineering students. (more)

Engineering Students Help Design Green Building
March 8, 2005
Fifteen groups of fourth-year Western Engineering students are competing to have their environmentally-sustainable designs chosen for the Green Building, set to be built at Western in the near future. The three-story, 34,000 square-foot environmentally-conscious centre is envisioned to serve as the focal point for Western Engineering. (more)

Engineering Going "Green"
September 8, 2005
It may not seem like a typical student centre, but a glass-domed garden atrium featuring growing plants, running water and tranquil ponds will be just one of the many 'green' features of the proposed Western Engineering Student Centre. (more)

TV and Radio

The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion Announcement
April 19, 2007
A-Channel and Rogers Television featured The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion Announcement on their news program. 6X FM and AM 980 also broadcast a news story about the facility.