{"id":3467,"date":"2019-10-17T11:49:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porticomagazine.ca\/?p=3467"},"modified":"2020-10-28T14:40:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T18:40:05","slug":"iconic-honey-bee-research-centre-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticomagazine.ca\/2019\/10\/iconic-honey-bee-research-centre-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Honey Bee Research Centre planned"},"content":{"rendered":"
The University of Guelph will turn its long-standing research prowess in pollinator health and conservation into North America\u2019s first one-stop shop for honey bee research, education and outreach.<\/p>\n
U of G is planning a new, $12-million facility aimed at helping understand the stressors affecting honey bees and other pollinators and finding solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n A recent transformational gift from the Riviere Charitable Foundation will cover a substantial portion of the cost. A fundraising campaign has been launched to further support the initiative and raise an additional $6 million, https:\/\/alumni.uoguelph.ca\/honeybee<\/a>.<\/p>\n U of G\u2019s history and reputation for honey bee research goes back more than 120 years. \u201cWe are uniquely positioned to help make a difference, and this donation recognizes and celebrates our research strength and our innovativeness to find sustainable solutions,\u201d said president Franco Vaccarino.<\/p>\n An international design competition for the new centre was launched in January. A design jury selected Moriyama and Teshima Architects for the project, and the design concepts were announced this fall.<\/p>\n The new centre will exemplify sustainability, including being built to LEED Gold standards and with elements such as natural ventilation and low-carbon construction. The University is considering locations on campus for the new facility.<\/p>\n \u201cOur plan is to integrate the new centre within parts of U of G known for nature, food production and sustainability,\u201d said Rene Van Acker, dean of the Ontario Agricultural College.<\/span><\/p>\n The new facility will house the existing Honey Bee Research Centre, which is home to North America\u2019s largest research and teaching apiary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Guelph will turn its long-standing research prowess in pollinator health and conservation into North America\u2019s first one-stop shop for honey bee research, education and outreach. U of G is planning a new, $12-million facility aimed at helping understand the stressors affecting honey bees and other pollinators and finding solutions. A recent transformational<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":null,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":null},"categories":[3,438],"tags":[533,535,534],"yoast_head":"\n