Revamping Centre Block: virtual tools, new levels of collaboration put to use

‘It would be a challenging project in a new build, but we’re trying to do it in an iconic heritage building, so there’s a technical challenge that’s quite significant,’ says PSPC’s Jennifer Garrett.
A worker is pictured near Centre Block's rotunda on Dec. 12, 2019, working to install temporary mechanical, electrical, and environmental control systems in the building.
Four times larger than the West Block renovation project, the mission to revamp the Centre Block building—and build a new underground facility alongside it—is no small feat, and to tackle it, officials have introduced new technologies and levels of collaboration. It’s a “complex project on ...

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