Having experienced preliminary success in designing two active learning classrooms, Lethbridge College developed an additional eight active learning classrooms as part of a three-year initiative spanning 2014-2017. Year one of the initiative entailed purchasing new audio-visual equipment and classroom furniture followed by installation. This significant increase in scale created opportunities to expose an even broader group of instructors and students to active learning classrooms. Year one research entailed investigating student and instructor perceptions on three topics, (1) equipment and technology, (2) learning environment design and (3) interaction. Collectively, twelve key findings and eight recommendations were generated.