The purpose of this study is to identify the opportunities and challenges for offshore wind development in the Strait Area. Onshore wind is an established industry in Nova Scotia. However, there is an increasing interest on the part of large global players in exploring the potential contribution of offshore wind development in the region. The […]

The organization is HUB Cycling and this project is specifically for their Bike Friendly Building (BFB) Consulting Services Department. HUB Cycling engaged a Capilano University Business student in 2021 to develop a marketing strategy to attract more BFB Consulting clients, which is being implemented in 2022. There is an anticipated significant increase in clients that […]

This project aims at developing a business strategy that will help Cozii to better understand its target market within the property management industry, develop and implement product improvements that will make it compete favourably in the market, and implement new strategies to establish new partnerships and achieve target sales.

Tricca Technologies is a spinoff company of the University of Alberta that is making a small cooler system for shipping small numbers of chemicals or biological samples. Currently, biological samples are often shipped using dry ice to ensure they remain cold during transit, this greatly increases shipping costs meaning it is usually only economically viable […]

The grain sector is a key driver of Canada’s economic growth, with more than 20 million tons of wheat exports and over $20 billion in export sales annually. Many activities required for wheat production rely on laborious manual observation, such as post-harvest assessment of wheat kernels and wheat head detection. These manual, subjective tasks can […]

This project will study different residential building retrofit strategies commonly used in Ontario in terms of their environmental performance. In particular, it will try to understand the embodied and operation carbon emissions associated with those strategies. The aim of this project is to understand the effect of using different material and systems in retrofit projects. […]

Le watersquare Fleurs-de-Macadam, récemment construit à Montréal dans l’arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal, intègre plusieurs infrastructures visant à drainer les eaux pluviales ruisselant sur les rues adjacentes, dont une dépression minéralisée servant de place publique au centre et des zones de biorétention aux abords. Ces dernières sont des ouvrages consistant à utiliser le sol et les […]

Ignite athletics is a strength and conditioning company that works with thousands of athletes every year. Ignite has developed new technology to improve the tracking and reliability of strength metrics, while simultaneously improving the cost, portability, and credibility. The goal of the project is to bring together Engineers, Sport Scientists and Strength and Conditioning Coaches […]

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RISs) are man-made surfaces of electromagnetic (EM) material that are electronically controlled with integrated electronics and have unique wireless communication capabilities. However, a major limitation of current research on RISs is the lack of accurate and tractable models that describe the reconfigurable meta-surfaces as a function of their EM properties. In addition, […]

Le cancer de l’ovaire est le cancer gynécologique le plus mortel en Amérique du Nord. Le traitement de 1ere ligne repose sur une chirurgie de résection combinée à une chimiothérapie à base de carboplatine et de paclitaxel. Malheureusement, chez une femme sur quatre, ce traitement s’avérera inefficace, occasionnant des effets secondaires lourds sans gain clinique […]

high cost of deep-sea petroleum exploration requires the pursuit of new technologies to ensure that Canada’s energy demands continue to be met. The Scotian Margin has proven economic grade reserves and it is certain that undiscovered deposits further lie within the extensive region. However, these sites may be in deep water settings thereby requiring the […]

Suicide is one of the most important causes of deaths in the prison environment, both in Canada and internationally. Rates of attempts of suicide and self-harm have been on the rise in recent years. To address this problem, there is a real and immediate need for an automated, private, and effective monitoring system that can […]