SFU opens new sustainable building as first phase of Surrey campus expansion

Simon Fraser University celebrated its expansion on the Surrey campus with the opening of its new $ 126-million building in downtown Surrey – the first major step in the expansion of the Surrey campus beyond from his current home in the Central City complex.

The opening ceremony was held in British Columbia. Prime Minister John Horgan, Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, and Joyce Murray, President of the Treasury Board and Federal Minister for the Digital Government. The federal and provincial governments each contributed $ 45 million to the new facility.

The five-storey, 20,458-square-meter facility, adjacent to the existing Surrey campus, will house SFU's new Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program, which will be launched in September 2019.

The program will leverage SFU's strengths in engineering, energy technologies and environmental science, and prepare students to become leaders in high-demand sectors such as renewable energy, sustainable manufacturing , clean energy production as well as sustainable solutions for food and water.

The new building and program support the first phase of Surrey's three-phase expansion plan, which will strengthen SFU's mission to become the committed university of Canada.