Our new wayfinding system
Our new wayfinding system meets AODA standards and includes braille for information that will remain constant for each room such as room number and building code. Our signage will be consistently hung at heights that meet AODA standards throughout the updated buildings.
Simple Coding System
The new system uses a three-letter code for each building. The code represents the building name in a recognizable way and maintains consistency with signage design and therefore recognition for the user.
Code Guidelines
- Building names with fewer than three-words use the first three letters of the first word as the code e.g., Shawenjigewining Hall (SHA).
- Building names with three or more words use the first letter of each word e.g., Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIR).
- Corporate (donor) names are not used in codes e.g., OPG Engineering Building (ENG)
- Building, Hall, Centre, Laboratory or Theatre are not included in the codes e.g., Regent Theatre (REG)
Find the university building naming policy here.
| Building name | Code |
| General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence | ACE |
| Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre | BIS |
| Business and Information Technology Building | BIT |
| Bordessa Hall | BOR |
| Clean Energy Research Laboratory | CER |
| Charles Hall | CHA |
| OPG Engineering Building | ENG |
| Energy Research Centre | ERC |
| Library | LIB |
| Regent Theatre | REG |
| Science Building | SCI |
| Software and Informatics Research Centre | SIR |
| Shawenjigewining Hall | SHA |
| *Building codes will officially change once the signage system within that building is updated. | |
Sign Features
Standard room sign
Building code
- Found consistently in the orange tag in the upper-right corner.
Floor number
- The first number of each room number and is always displayed at the top of the sign e.g., 1103 is located on the first floor.
Accessibility
- Braille is a tactical writing system for people who are visually impaired and is displayed at the top of each sign representing the building and room number for each room in the system.
Sustainability
- Sustainability is a key focus of our signage plans. Paper inserts and interchangeable sign components help to minimize costs, and reduce maintenance and manufacturing costs along with landfill waste as people and spaces move.
Additional signs
Common utility, amenity and emergency signs will be strategically and consistently placed throughout our spaces to ensure that they are easily identifiable when needed.
