Context - University of Ottawa...12 UOTTAWA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN DRAFT CONTEXT 2 The University of Ottawa was founded in 1848 on the grounds of Notre Dame Cathedral in Lower Town. In

The Campus Master Plan acknowledges uOttawa’s historical development and responds to the campus’s urban setting and physical condition. It also considers growth projections and broader campus trends that will influence future development. This section describes the planning context and concludes with a summary of needs and opportunities, which sets the stage for the Campus Master Plan. C

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2 The University of Ottawa was founded in 1848 on the grounds of Notre Dame Cathedral in Lower Town. In 1856, the College moved to a new building between Wilbrod and Theodore (now Laurier) in what is now known as the Sandy Hill Campus. The University has changed dramatically since 1856. Then, it was the College of Bytown - a small, all-male Catholic college created and administered by the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. During and after WWII the University saw construction of several new buildings, and enrollment increased significantly as veterans and young people were encouraged to seek higher education.

The growth and development that has occurred in the past 50 years, guided by a series of master plans, has dramatically changed the main campus of the University. From 1960 to 1980, the University went through an era of construction that resulted in many new buildings, including three residences, the University Centre, the main library, a sports field and several faculty buildings. Steady growth since the 1980s has led to such landmark buildings as SITE and more recently Desmarais and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

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2.1 Brief History of Campus Development

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Figure 2-2 1968 Campus Plan

Lees CampusuOttawa acquires

the former Algonquin College lands

SITEuOttawa opens the

SITE building

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Faculty of Social Sciences building

Independent University

uOttawa becomes a publicly funded University.

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Montpetit and Morisset Library are built

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2 The University of Ottawa has a central role in the national capital region both physically and economically. Directly and indirectly it contributes over $4 billion annually to the regional economy. Not only is uOttawa a major employer and purchaser of goods and services, but its graduates, well represented in the city’s public and private sectors, also earn higher incomes and are a source of innovation. With over 42,000 students and over 8,000 academic and support staff roles, the combined spending power results in 1.17 billion dollars in economic activity each year.

Physically, the campus is within walking distance of Parliament Hill, City Hall, the Rideau Canal, Byward Market, the Rideau Centre and many of the city’s cultural attractions. The campus’s downtown location is much appreciated by students, faculty and staff, and conversely downtown businesses and cultural venues benefit from the University population. Many central city residents also take advantage of on-campus facilities, like the library, recreational facilities and performance spaces.

A transit-oriented campusThe University’s central location makes the campus easy to access by foot, bicycle or car, but public transit is the key to maintaining a walkable campus and reducing its environmental footprint. Today there is an extremely high rate of transit usage by students, faculty and staff to access the campus (83% of commuters), and this will only increase when the Confederation LRT Line is completed in 2018. The line will include stations at the existing University and Lees BRT stations, while the Laurier BRT station will be replaced with a station on Rideau. Headways for the LRT vehicles will be short for maximum convenience.

The Confederation Line, extending from Tunney’s Pasture in the west to Blair Station in the east and including a tunnel through the downtown core, will put much more of the city within a short commute of the campus. Students, faculty and staff living close to any of the stations will be able to reach the campus in 20 minutes or less. As more students seeking affordable off-campus housing take advantage of the LRT, the pressure on neighbourhoods adjacent to the campus to accommodate student housing should gradually diminish. The line will also reduce the perceived distance between the core of campus and the Lees Station area.

Figure 2-3 The City and Rapid Transit Context

2.2 The Campus and the City

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Teaching and research facilities; athletic and recreation facilities; administrative uses; student residences; ancillary services

ancillary teaching and research facilities; services and retail

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2 The University is surrounded by several well-established neighbourhoods, which play a significant role in the everyday activities of the University and its students, faculty and staff. Consequently, decisions made by the University have an impact on these neighbourhoods. The state and health of these neighbourhoods affect the image of uOttawa and its ability to attract future students and faculty and its image as a good neighbour.

Physically, the campus is tied to the neighbourhoods through networks of streets, bike routes, open spaces and transit. It is important for the University to think holistically about the relationship between its campuses and the neighbourhoods and how the various networks can be better coordinated. Every day, thousands of residents pass through the campus. The Somerset axis, which connects Centretown to Vanier with links across the canal and through the campus, is a key corridor in the city. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on this east-west route will only increase when the Vanier pedestrian bridge is built and the uOttawa LRT station opens.

The following neighbourhoods in particular and have close connections with the University.

Sandy HillSandy Hill and the University have a long historical relationship. Situated between the campus and the Rideau River, Sandy Hill is an attractive, predominantly low-rise residential neighbourhood where many students, faculty and staff live. The increase in student rental accommodation in the neighbourhood in recent years is a concern of many residents.

Centretown Located across the Rideau Canal, the Centretown neighbourhood, with its mix of apartment buildings and historic houses, is also home to many students, faculty and staff, who have easy access to the campus via the Corktown Bridge. Since the bridge was opened, Elgin Street has become a more popular destination for bars and restaurants.

Vanier The Vanier neighbourhood is a neighbourhood of choice for university students seeking proximity to the campus but lower rents than in Sandy Hill. The new pedestrian/bicycle bridge across the Rideau River may make the neighbourhood even more attractive for students, faculty and staff.

Old Ottawa EastThe number of students living in Old Ottawa East is not as great as in the neighbourhoods closer to the main campus, but many live in the high-rise apartment buildings near Lees Station.

GatineauMany students, faculty and staff commute to the campus from Gatineau by car, transit or bicycle.

Figure 2-4 Neighbourhoods


Figure 2-5 Sandy Hill

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2 As uOttawa’s campus continues to become more integrated with the larger city, there may be opportunities to accommodate “non-academic” uses on University land or to dispose of strategic sites for private development that complements and supports uOttawa. Depending on the site context, residential, office and/or retail uses could be either integrated with or separated from institutional activities. This section provides an overview by Altus of the residential and commercial real estate markets as they relate to the University.

Generally, the Main and Lees Campuses offer a range of amenities that are supportive of new development. These campuses are centrally located, surrounded by established residential neighbourhoods, contain large student and staff populations, and offer river/canal access and scenic views. These campuses also benefit from strong connections to arterial roads and highways, and feature excellent public transit, which will improve further upon completion of the new LRT system. On the other hand, the Alta Vista Campus is not as well regarded and offers fewer opportunities for redevelopment.

Residential The local housing market is characterized by a thriving rental housing sector – with low vacancy rates and higher than average rents – and relatively weak condominium apartment conditions marked by slow sales and increasing competition from resale condominiums. With the recent focus on new condominium housing, the rental apartment market has been buoyed by limited new rental development activity over the past few years, which has helped sustain low vacancy levels and put upward pressure on rental rates. This pattern may be changing, however, as some developers are considering repositioning their condominium projects as rental buildings.

Market Overview

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Private Student Housing In terms of student housing, the concentration of university students on all three campuses generates a steady demand for student accommodations, particularly in locations within closest proximity to campus facilities. Overall, the Main and Lees Campuses are the most attractive areas for new student housing, given the range of amenities that exist within the area. The Alta Vista Campus is somewhat less desirable due to its location farther from the amenities and facilities available within the Ottawa core.

The University indicates that demand for on-campus housing exceeds their current inventory. The University is taking steps to meet the demand, which is estimated at a total of 6,000 beds As the University seeks to meet this demand with new residences and partnerships with owners of existing residential or hotel buildings, the potential new supply may negatively impact the desirability of locating similar new development on University campus lands.

Office The University of Ottawa campuses are not perceived as primary markets for office functions, and where they exist rental rates are low. Weak office market conditions exist across the City of Ottawa as well, with public sector fiscal constraint and private sector market contraction reducing the overall demand for office space. The availability of office space is increasing, which puts downward pressure on rents. By virtue of its proximity to a wide range of amenities and strong transit connectivity, the Main Campus has the most potential to attract office tenants.

Retail While none of the campus locations feature strong retailing characteristics, the Main Campus also offers the best potential, given its central location, large student and staff population, availability of public transit, and exploitable street frontages, particularly on King Edward Avenue, Waller Street and Laurier Avenue East. Yet this location is perceived as a secondary retail market that typically offers neighbourhood scale retail, service, and grocery uses. There is also strong competition from existing retailers along the Rideau Street corridor and within the Byward Market area. The River and Alta Vista Precincts are not currently conducive to substantial retailing activity.


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City of Ottawa Official Plan Development on the uOttawa campus is subject to the City of Ottawa Official Plan (OP). The OP supports land use intensification and improved urban design, particularly in areas with proximity to rapid transit stations. Other key goals include increasing cycling and walking mode shares and reducing vehicle parking rates. The OP designates most of the established campus as General Urban Area, with some of the lands north of Laurier and west of King Edward designated Central Area. The lands south of Mann, including the Lees Campus are designated as Mixed-Use Centre, where a wide range of uses and higher densities than surrounding areas are permitted. The river’s edge at 200 Lees is designated Major Open Space. The Alta Vista lands are designated as General Urban Area.

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Sandy Hill Secondary Plan Almost of the all of the University’s lands between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, north of the Queensway, are subject to the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan. Schedule J of the plan designates the campus an Institutional Area, making a distinction between heritage areas (around Tabaret lawn) and non-heritage areas (the remainder of the campus). The policy applicable to Institutional Areas states:

To permit orderly development of the University of Ottawa, and to encourage useful links between the University and the adjacent community, a mix of institutional, commercial, and residential uses that will serve both the University and the adjacent residential community will be permitted to locate along both sides of King Edward Avenue between Laurier Avenue East and Templeton Street.

The University’s lands south of Mann are designated Mainstreet Mixed Use. Buildings up to 20 storeys are permitted at the southeast corner of Mann and Lees, and buildings up to 30 storeys are permitted in the Robinson Precinct (bowl).

Old Ottawa East Community Secondary PlanThe Old Ottawa East Secondary Plan applies to the University’s lands south of the Queensway, i.e., the Station and River Precincts. Schedule A of the plan to designates these lands Mixed-Use Centre. The lands along the river edge are designated Open Space.

• Policies applicable to the Mixed-Use Centre include the following:

• Encourage convenience, personal service, and retail shops on the ground floor of buildings throughout this Mixed-Use Centre.

• Care should be taken as the University of Ottawa campus intensifies to ensure a compatible relationship with the Rideau River, Highway 417 and the Transitway by means such as, spatial separation, vegetative buffers, earth berms, and buildings as barriers.

• Link the campus area by pedestrian and bicycle pathways to the Lees Avenue Transit Station and the University of Ottawa Campus to the north.

• Encourage mixed-use development at the Lees Avenue Transit Station.

Buildings up to 45 storeys are permitted on the east side of the transit station, 35 storeys on the west side. The maximum height in the River Precinct is 30 storeys, 20 storeys in the east half.

Zoning By-law 2008-250Zoning By-law 2008-250 zones the majority of the lands on the campus as I2A - Major Institutional Zone. This zone permits major institutional uses such as hospitals, colleges and universities. The lands north of Laurier and certain properties along King Edward are in a Heritage Conservation overlay. While the overall development density is limited to 3.0 times the lot area (FSI), there are no height limits in the I2A zone west of King Edward.

The properties on the east side of King Edward, north of Templeton, are zoned I2E, which permits a variety of uses including institutional. The maximum heights range from 17 metres to 26 metres. Most of the properties on the west side of Henderson Avenue are designated as R4S which limits development to residential including apartment, detached, semi-detached townhouses. The maximum height is 13.8 metres.

Permitted uses and height limits in the Lees Area are consistent with the recommendations in the recent TOD studies and subsequent secondary plan amendments.

The Peter Morand lands are zoned as IP - Business Park Industrial Zone which permits mixed office, office-type uses and low impact, light industrial uses, and other complementary uses. The Roger Guindon lands are zoned as I2 Major Institutional Zone which permits major institutional uses such as hospitals, colleges and universities.


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2 Since its origins in 1848, the University of Ottawa has been an important educational and institutional presence in Ottawa. The value of the University’s oldest buildings is recognized by their inclusion in the Sandy Hill West Heritage Conservation District, which captures the area generally bounded by Nicholas/Waller, King Edward, Laurier, and the properties on the north side of Daly. This area also includes the Arts building at 100 Laurier.

The City of Ottawa uses a four-tiered classification system in identifying buildings with heritage value:

Group 1 (Heritage) - Highly significant heritage resource

Group 2 (Heritage Interest) - Buildings of heritage significance but not at the level of a Group 1 building

Group 3 (Contributing/Compatible) - Buildings that are significant as part of a wider grouping or streetscape

Group 4 (Of No Heritage Interest) - Buildings from a later period or which do not contribute to the heritage character of the area

Identified buildings of heritage value on the uOttawa campus are illustrated in Figure 2.8.

Tabaret PrecinctThe cluster of buildings around Tabaret Lawn comprises the most significant heritage resources on the campus. These buildings and the lawns are within the Sandy Hill West Heritage Conservation District. Group 1 buildings include Tabaret Hall, Academic Hall, Hagen Hall and 100 Laurier. Together with the lawn, they should be maintained for their significance to both the University and the city.

Any infill development should also maintain the Group 2 and 3 buildings. Recently, the University has succeeded in preserving and improving the Group 2 and 3 buildings along Séraphin-Marion in the establishment of Alex Trebek (Alumni) Hall. Future heritage restoration and adaptive reuse projects will reinforce the Tabaret Precinct as the historic heart of the campus.

Figure 2-7 Tabaret Hall

HeritageKing Edward PrecinctIn 2015, the City completed a study of Sandy Hill and the five original Heritage Conservation Districts that were established in 1982. The will result in the creation of a Cultural Heritage Character Area; the final boundary remains under review. Properties within the Cultural Heritage Character Area boundaries will be subject to applicable City guidelines.

Any renovation, upgrade or redevelopment of the uOttawa lands along this section of Henderson should maintain and reinforce the residential character of Sandy Hill, consistent with the heritage zoning overlays that were adopted for the most significant heritage properties in 2004.

With the exception of the University’s Development Office at 190 Laurier, King Edward south of Laurier relates strongly to the academic core of the University, and has significant potential to transform into a vibrant, mixed-use street serving as an important transition between the campus and the wider community. The University will continue to work with the City and the community to facilitate the transformation of King Edward as envisioned in the Campus Master Plan and the earlier King Edward Precinct Study (2004), which had City and community support.

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2 The University of Ottawa has become one of Canada’s largest universities, with a diverse and dense campus. The size and breadth of uOttawa as well as its location in the nation’s capital, its cosmopolitan population, its bilingualism and, above all, its strong commitment to research create a vigorous and dynamic environment within and among all faculties and disciplines. With uOttawa’s significant growth over the past 20 years, the campus was seemingly almost fully built out, and the lack of open space development has contributed to the sense of a congested campus.

The recent acquisition of the former Algonquin College lands (200 Lees) and the securing of City-owned lands surrounding the future Lees LRT Station (including the Robinson Bowl) give the University flexibility in how to develop the larger campus in the future. The 200 Lees lands will become the new home of the Health Sciences faculty within the next five years and could become the home for other departments or faculties. They could also be a staging area where departments locate temporarily to allow redevelopment in the core. Other options include clustering administrative uses or student housing around the station, freeing up land and buildings in the core for academic uses. Under any scenario, future campus development will become more complicated as the core continues to intensify through infill and redevelopment and the need for academic facilities is balanced with the need for indoor and outdoor common space.

Roger Guindon, in the Alta Vista area, is a major hub of teaching and research physically removed from the core of the downtown campus downtown. It, too, has become congested and is lacking social space and amenities. Expansions to its facilities are planned, but significant long-term growth may depend in part on taking advantage of space and land in the core or Lees Station area and in the nearby Peter Morand precinct for some health-related programs.

KEY CAMPUS FACTS(2013 - 2014)

EnrolmentUndergraduate: 36,000Graduate: 6,500

Academic Staff: 5,500

Support Staff: 2,800

Main Buildings: 30

Total Gross Floor Area: 385,000 sq m

Residence Beds: 2,906

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2 Education Consulting Services (ECS) was retained by the University of Ottawa to prepare a Facilities Assessment Review to gain a comprehensive understanding of current conditions and address the anticipated future development of its three campuses. The Facilities Assessment Review considered a range of issues: overall enrollment trends, a high-level look at the availability of the space resources required to fulfill the University’s mandate compared to normative standards, and an analysis of the quality of the University’s facilities from the perspective of the appropriateness of buildings for their current use. The analysis did not include whether the buildings met accessibility requirements. An accessibility assessment should be undertaken to further assess the buildings on campus.

The qualitative ‘fit-to-function’ (FCI) assessment of all campus buildings determined the suitability of these spaces for their current uses, identifying buildings as fit, deficient for current use, or wholly unfit for current use. As shown in Figure 2-11, many of the buildings on campus are fit for their current use while relatively few buildings are either deficient or unfit for their current use. Several of the older houses on King Edward are unfit.

This analysis was used to inform Urban Strategies’ analysis of the buildings on campus. The analysis looked at other elements of the buildings including anecdotal information on accessibility issues and whether the existing buildings are a good utilization of space given the need for additional space on campus. For instance, 100 Laurier is listed as ‘deficient’ because it is poorly adapted for its current use as a fine arts teaching facility, but there are also issues with accessibility that are not included in the assessment. The Brooks Residence, for example, is listed as ‘fit’ on the FCI scale but has a limited useful life before renewal or replacement will be required. It also occupies a site with significant capacity for academic development.

Figure 2-9 Brooks Residence and the University Centre

Figure 2-10 Fit-to-Function Assessment

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2 Recent enrolment history at uOttawa shows an overall rate of growth over the period from 2008 to 2012 of approximately 16%. Full-time enrollments increased by 19% including an increase of 35% in full-time graduate enrolment. This growth has been supported, in part, by the creation of 250 new faculty positions since 2005. In the same period, fifty new programs have been launched, primarily at the masters and doctoral levels.

Looking ahead, enrolment growth is projected to be more modest than it has been in recent years. The University’s Strategic Plan Destination 2020 establishes a target of 500 additional students accepted annually over the next five years.

Specific targets described in the plan include increased enrolment of graduate students, with a target of 16% of the total student body by 2015 and 18% by 2020 and a corresponding increase in the number of postdoctoral fellows; an increase in the number of international students including doubling the number of international students in undergraduate and graduate programs to 15% of total enrollment by 2020.

In addition to meeting anticipated growth needs for student and faculty, the University must also consider meeting other space requirements to keep pace with its peers. A widely used benchmark for assessing institutional space requirements is the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Building Blocks which provides guidelines for 15 categories of assignable space. The COU looks at the ratio of space available at an institution (Inventory) relative to the space required to accommodate current activity (Generated) based on the guidelines. The outcome provides an indication of the general position of each university compared to its peers in the system. The comparison provides a high-level guide for estimating the likely trajectory of facilities growth over time as institutions improve their physical infrastructure to match the needs generated by institutional development.

The University’s current shortfall when compared to the COU standards is in the order of 126,000 net assignable square metres (nasm). Expressed as gross floor area, the difference between the inventory and generated space is approximately 210,000 square metres. Figure 2-11 illustrates the University’s inventory compared to the COU benchmarks for selected space categories.

The University of Ottawa’s rating, with an overall I/G percentage of 65.0%, is substantially below the system average and lower than the ratings of peer institutions. In particular the University is below its peers in Student and Central Services, Recreation Space and Library and Study Space but fares well in terms of Administrative Offices and Maintenance.

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COU CategorySpace Inventory

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Classrooms 24,807 41,243 60%Teaching Laboratories 20,217 29,954 67%Research Space 36,656 55,047 67%Academic Offices 57,172 79,816 72%Library and Study Space 28,320 44,050 64%Student & Central Services 24,990 50,297 50%Recreation 15,105 30,178 50%Administrative offices 19,621 21,586 91%Maintenance 3,915 4,589 85%Totals 230,803 356,760 65%Area per FTE 6.9 10.6System Average 8.3 11.2

Other pressures for growth implicit in the University’s strategic plan include:

• A planned increase in the faculty complement, which will drive the need for new research and office space. New faculty will support the proposed increase in graduate students who will require suitable work and meeting space.

• The need to upgrade the University’s teaching space with high quality lecture halls and flexible teaching spaces.

• Incremental growth in space demands in all faculties in response to program change, enrolment shifts, and changing pedagogy that will incorporate more project-based and group-based activity in the curriculum.

• The variable but increasing scale of research spaces. Graduate level and research-based space depends on the nature of the activity but is typically larger per person than traditional university space.

• The need for swing or surge space on campus to facilitate incremental improvements and change to the existing space inventory.

• Providing sports and recreation facilities that address the demand for access from the University community.

• Expectations of students for access to suitable social and informal study space.

Figure 2-11 Space Inventory Compared to COU Standards

Figure 2-12 University I/G ranking compared to peer institutions


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From this chart, it is estimated that the University will need to build a minimum of 45,000 gross square metres (26,000 nasm) of additional academic space in the near term. In addition to this space, the University has committed to the addition of 1,000-1,200 first-year student housing units (3,600 nasm) to meet the current demand.

Figure 2-13 Growth projection scenarios over the next 20 years to meet campus needs

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To address both current and short-term space needs, the University is planning the following projects, all of which have been incorporated into the CMP:

1 The Learning Centre adjacent to Lamoureux

2 Renovations and minor additions to Roger Guindon and Peter Morand buildings for additional lab space

3 Consolidation of the Faculty of Health Sciences in a new building at 200 Lees

4 New black box theatre in Arts Court (City of Ottawa in collaboration with uOttawa)

5 New multi-purpose open space on Lot X

6 Tabaret Lawn Revitalization

7 A new 172-bed residence on Henderson Avenue

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The University of Ottawa is committed to maintaining the dignity and independence of all members of its support and teaching staff, its students and all visitors to the campus. The University seeks to ensure that the university campus is inclusive and that each person enjoys free and unhindered access to the University’s programs, goods, services, facilities, residences, communications, events and employment opportunities.

It is recognized that slopes, stairs, narrow entrances and uneven pathways are only some of the physical barriers faced by individuals with mobility challenges. Accessibility regulations in Ontario are continually being refined and improved to better meet the needs of all individuals. As a public institution, the University of Ottawa must comply with the evolving regulations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Building Code when developing new facilities or improving existing ones.

Guiding Principles1 The University recognizes that the built

environment contains significant physical barriers for persons with disabilities.

2 Improved accessibility is a fundamental consideration in the design and redevelopment of campus facilities.

Key InitiativesThe following outlines the University’s plan for campus accessibility:

• As new campus facilities are developed and existing facilities are renovated or redeveloped, projects will comply with accessibility standards as set out in the most up-to-date provincial regulations and building codes;

• The University will undertake an accessibility audit of its existing facilities and develop a strategy for their renovation, enhancement and/or replacement; and

• While it is anticipated that most accessibility improvements to existing facilities will be undertaken as part of their natural renewal cycles as provided for in the AODA, the most severe and urgent accessibility needs may also be addressed as stand-alone projects.

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Figure 2-15 Ramp additions to historic buildings on the uOttawa campus

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2 The University recognizes the finite nature of natural resources and the severe impact of human activities on the natural environment. Thus, the University acknowledges the need to achieve sustainability for the well-being of the environment and our community, as well as to establish a functioning model for economic viability.

Recognizing the University‘s significant environmental footprint and the potential for teaching, research, and academic activities to be used to promote sustainable development amongst the student body and the wider community, and in accordance with the University’s commitments as a signatory to the Taillores Declaration, the Halifax Declaration and the ‘Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World’ pledge, and its obligations under domestic law, the University commits to striving for sustainability in all its activities.

The following describes a framework and principles to encourage and guide initiatives that promote sustainability.

FrameworkThe achievement of sustainable development shall be guided by the “4C Model of Campus Sustainability”, which divides the University’s activities into four categories:

a) Campus, which includes the physical buildings and facilities, landscaping, procurement, catering, transport, and social practices;

b) Community, which encompasses relationships internal and external to the campus;

c) Culture, which reflects the values and policies influencing university’s governance and activities, which in turn influences our culture; and

d) Curriculum, which includes the teaching, learning and research activities at the University.

Guiding Principles1 All decision-making at the University

shouldtake into account:

a) economic, social and environmental consequences (the lifecycle effects);

b) the interests of all stake-holders;

c) the promotion of equality and diversity;

d) the conservation of resources;

e) the need to mitigate environmental damage and enhance environmental quality;

f) the precautionary principle; and

g) the conservation and promotion of the cultural and natural heritage of the land the campus sits upon.

2 The University shall strive to move beyond minimum legal compliance and meet or exceed current best practices in the achievement of sustainable development.

3 The University recognizes that sustainable development is a multi-faceted challenge that requires coordinated and cooperative solutions. Thus, where possible, vertical and horizontal integration of sustainable practices within and between the Units of the University should be explored.

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Vision of SustainabilityThe following policies relate specifically to “campus activities” in support of sustainability:

• The University will minimize its consumption of natural resources by working for the efficient use of water, energy, and land. Procurement practices will strive to manage its operations responsibly, in a way that protects and sustains the natural environment.

• The University of Ottawa is committed to sustaining the natural environment and protecting human health by preventing the systematic degradation of ecosystem functions through the responsible management of human activities and the concentration of harmful products, thus the creation and spread of pollution through soil, air, and water.

• The University will work actively to be stewards of the land by conserving and augmenting the natural environment of the campus. This will be accomplished by managing the development of space on campus and remediating and naturalizing degraded spaces to maximize functional green space.

Key InitiativesThe following are specific sustainability initiatives the University has implemented or is pursuing:

• A transportation demand management plan that discourages driving to campus and encourages walking, cycling and transit use;

• Innovative approaches to stormwater management, including rainwater capture and reuse systems, more green space for infiltration and bio-swales;

• Improved bicycle infrastructure;

• An off-site public works yard for the central management of recycling programs and maintenance facilities;

• Additional community gardens, including teaching gardens;

• More green roofs and rooftop gardens;

• Ongoing retrofitting of buildings for energy efficiency and environmental health.

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2 The key directions for the Campus Master Plan flowed from extensive consultations during the planning process. Between October 2013 and April 2014, over 300 people representing all facets of the campus and surrounding communities were consulted. Students, faculty, administrative staff, university leadership, alumni, community groups, neighbours and civic officials were interviewed or participated in workshops and campus open houses. The following twelve themes reflect the shared values, concerns and goals for the campus and played a fundamental role in shaping the Master Plan.

1 A greener campus in all places with more outdoor amenities

• There are many cherished places, and new common areas have been successful, but more are needed

• Enhance the role of the canal by preserving views and enhancing linkages

• All new buildings should also improve the surrounding public realm

2 Distinguish the Tabaret heritage precinct

• New buildings should respect the heritage attributes of the area

• Improve accessibility in older buildings

3 Create places to celebrate university life and extend “stay time” on campus

• A large event space is needed for high-profile lectures and convocation

• More food options• Establish public spaces in every building• Improve the sense of belonging• Invite the neighbouring communities

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4 A more pedestrian-friendly campus

• Give priority to pedestrians on all campus streets

• Reduce the amount of surface parking on campus and the number of cars in the core

• More bike paths, trees and wider sidewalks

5 Develop a complete campus with more mixed-use places

• The ground floors of new and renovated buildings should contain community uses like cafeterias, retail and lounge space

• As 200 Lees becomes a campus, it needs the full range of amenities–social spaces, food options, services, housing

• Roger Guindon needs a community hub

6 King Edward should become an important and attractive part of the campus

• Create more businesses and retail opportunities along King Edward

• Improve the safety of the street• Replace run-down buildings• Improve relationship with Sandy Hill

7 Create a unified and positive image of the University from Laurier to Lees Station

• Make King Edward and Lees Avenue safer and more inviting for pedestrians and cyclists

• Use trees, banners and signage

8 Clarify the right locations for all types of facilities and uses – academic, athletic, social, research, housing, office, retail

• Show the possibilities to relocate faculties and departments

• Consider the needs of allied agencies, institutes and NGOs

• Identify potential places on-campus for new student residence

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9 Identify under-developed sites and buildings that should be demolished

• Address the challenges of redevelopment and the need for swing space

• Be strategic about the unattractive and less accessible buildings that can go

10 Adapt to new methods of teaching and studying

• Need flexible spaces for teaching, research, informal meetings, and social activities

• Hybrid, project based learning and inter-disciplinary approach is the new way of learning

11 Protect the land base

• Ensure university land is protected for long-term academic needs

• Commence development at 200 Lees for primarily academic purposes

• Focus new development on existing land holdings

Figure 2-20 Open House at the University Centre

12 Identify areas where the private sector can play a greater role in development

• In planned mixed-use areas, the University should capitalize on the value of its lands

• Areas like King Edward and Lees Station would benefit from more commercial uses

13 A more accessible campus

• Undertake an accessibility audit of existing facilities to highlight the most urgent or deficient areas. This will be used as basis for the development of a strategy to improve accessibility across campus.

• Ensure that new developments, facility renovations, and public realm improvements are compliant with provincial accessibility standards and follow best practices.

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