Toronto Metropolitan University – TMU breaks ground on world’s first digitally enabled building

SCITHub will develop, test, and showcase the full range of smart building technologies to support the homes and offices of the future. There will be three areas of research in the building; smart city technology development, buildings for health and wellness of people and supporting net-zero carbon goals.

At the ground breaking ceremony held recently, TMU’s president and vice-chancellor, Mohamed Lachemi, noted that SCITHub will be a model for what sustainable construction can look like in the future.

“This smart building will be an opportunity to showcase state-of-the-art technologies needed to mitigate climate change and to protect our environment for generations to come,” Lachemi said. “I am so proud that this is happening here on our campus, championed by Jenn McArthur and her team.”

McArthur has been working to bring SCITHub to life for more than eight years. The building has been made possible through research infrastructure funding support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario government’s Ontario Research Fund as well as generous donations and investments from key partners including Schneider Electric, Cisco, Rogers Communications and FuseForward.