Progress continues to be made on the second phase of the Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) that’s slated for completion in December 2026.

Scott Valens, director, Capital Development, said a big change since the major milestone of the official opening of the new student residence in August 2024 is that the former Building A at Lakeshore Campus has been decommissioned and fully demolished.

To help with its pursuit of LEED Platinum certification and to be a responsible environmental steward, material from Building A is being repurposed or recycled. For example, the concrete is ground down so the rebar can be separated out and recycled. That concrete is being used as fill while other materials, such as copper, are recycled.

Aman Hehar, associate director, Energy and Climate Change, said their target is for 50 per cent of the waste from the project to avoid becoming landfill and is either recycled or reused.