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The David Johnston Research + Technology Park is one of the newest research parks in Canada and is uniquely located on the University of Waterloo’s North Campus. Designed to accommodate 1.2 million square feet of office space on 120-acres (49 hectares), the Research Park houses thousands of researchers, create new technology jobs, and is an important element of the start-up friendly ecosystem in Waterloo. The R+T Park currently has 9 buildings.

History
In 2001, Waterloo Region added its support, and funding was announced from the Government of Ontario and Government of Canada. By 2002 with Sybase(a subsidiary of SAP) as an anchor tenant the project for a new Research Park in Canada was formed. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016
 * request for expressions of interest for the new multi-tennant building and Accelerator Centre released
 * the CORA Group Inc. was chosen as the developer for the Accelerator Centre and multi-tennant facility
 * Ground Breaking ceremony for the new OpenText building
 * Sybase opens its building
 * Miller Thomson announces occupation of third floor of Accelerator Centre building.
 * Ground Breaking Ceremony for Accelerator Centre
 * Research Park Accelerator Logo contest: winner was the design team of Jason Erb and Alex Mohammed of Conestoga College
 * North Campus Street renamed after long-time faculty member Frank Tompa and founder of OpenTextref>http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2005/sep/09fr.html
 * Grand Opening of OpenText's new location
 * Accelerator Centre Gets a new CEO
 * Accelerator Centre/ Multi-tenant facility opens at the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park
 * TechTown ground breaking
 * Navtech finds room to grow at the Accelerator Building
 * TechTown opens its doors and unveils the Columbia Lake Health Club
 * Eudcation Credit Union opens new branch
 * Google puts down roots in Waterloo's TechTown
 * Research Advancement Centre I opens in the park
 * Agfa HealthCare ground breaking ceremony
 * Research Advancement Centre II building completed
 * Open Text completes Phase II Building
 * AGFA building completed
 * University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park renamed in honour of the Governor General David Johnston
 * Building 10 (evolv1)- Planning begins
 * Building 11 - Planning begins
 * Amenities Complex - Planning beings
 * Stantec moves into the David Johnston Research + Technology Park
 * Accelerator Centre Celebrates 10 year anniversary
 * TechTown is renamed the Toby Jenkins Applied Health Research Building

Future Projects
Centre for Sustainable Excellence

Building number ten within the R+T Park, construction of the CSE is expected to break ground in early 2017. The project aims to be the first net-positive multi-tenant office building within North America, producing more energy than it is consumes. The building, known as Evolv1, is a collaboration between Sustainable Waterloo Region, developer the Cora Group and anchor tenant EY Canada, formerly Ernst and Young. .