Behind-the-Scenes Ingenium Centre Tour, Featuring Advanced HVAC and Preservation Systems
Date
Thursday, June 11th, 2026
Location
Ingenium Centre
1865 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa, ON
K1G 6M7
1865 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa, ON
K1G 6M7
Registration Deadline
Monday, June 8th, 2026
Event Description
ASHRAE SAC/YEA/History Technical Tour - Ingenium Collections Conservation Centre
Behind-the-Scenes Ingenium Centre Tour, Featuring Advanced HVAC and Preservation Systems
Date & Time:
Thursday, June 11th, 2026, 3:30pm - 6pm.
Location:
Ingenium Centre
1865 St. Laurent Blvd
1865 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa, ON
K1G 6M7
Google Map
Registration Deadline:
Registration Deadline:
Monday, June 8th, 2026
Who:
ALL ARE WELCOME
Cost:
Member Entrance Fee: $10
Student Member Discount: $5
Sponsor a Student: $5
Non-Member Entrance Fee: $15
Event Description:
The Ottawa Valley Chapter's Student Activities, Young Engineers in ASHRAE, and History Committees would like to invite everyone to a rare behind-the-scenes technical tour of the Ingenium Collections and Conservation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility designed to preserve Canada’s most delicate and historic science and technology collection. The Canada Science and Technology Museum displays only 12% of Ingenium's collection, whereas the Ingenium Collections and Conservation Centre houses most of the remaining artifacts.
Led by Adrianne Mitani (Smith+Andersen), the project's lead engineer, this tour will explore the design and implementation of advanced HVAC systems and technologies used to maintain tightly controlled environmental conditions. Along the way, you’ll encounter fascinating artifacts ranging from historic trains and nuclear reactors to plant seeds and early HVAC instruments like anemometers.
This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the engineer behind the design while experiencing a facility rarely accessible to the public. Limited spots are available. Any profits made from this event will be donated to the Ingenium Foundation and to Actua, a Canadian STEM youth-outreach non-profit organization.
Please arrive promptly at 3:30pm to ensure you depart with the rest of the tour! The tour will begin at 4pm sharp. Non-member guests are welcome.
Led by Adrianne Mitani (Smith+Andersen), the project's lead engineer, this tour will explore the design and implementation of advanced HVAC systems and technologies used to maintain tightly controlled environmental conditions. Along the way, you’ll encounter fascinating artifacts ranging from historic trains and nuclear reactors to plant seeds and early HVAC instruments like anemometers.
This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the engineer behind the design while experiencing a facility rarely accessible to the public. Limited spots are available. Any profits made from this event will be donated to the Ingenium Foundation and to Actua, a Canadian STEM youth-outreach non-profit organization.
Please arrive promptly at 3:30pm to ensure you depart with the rest of the tour! The tour will begin at 4pm sharp. Non-member guests are welcome.
Donations to support the museum's work can be made to the Ingenium Foundation.
More Info:
Ingenium requires the full names and dates of birth of all participants.
Paid parking is available. Please also note that there will be a significant amount of walking due to the building's size. Steel-toe boots are not required. No food or drinks allowed (sealed water bottles permitted).
Contact & Support
Jean-Davide | [email protected]
Tejas Kokatnur | [email protected] | 1 (647) 857-4920
Pricing
All prices in Canadian dollars
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Agenda
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3:30pm - 4:00pm
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Arrival and Registration
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4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Technical Tour
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Additional Information
Ingenium requires the full names and dates of birth of all participants.
Paid parking is available. Please also note that there will be a significant amount of walking due to the building's size. Steel-toe boots are not required. No food or drinks allowed (sealed water bottles permitted).