Widespread decline in social capital is well-documented and has been attributed to a range of underlying root causes, from policies regarding the physical design of our neighbourhoods, increasing geographic mobility, shifting away from more localized economies, the complexity of increasing cultural diversity in many areas, to societal beliefs and norms related to individualism. We know […]

Providing safe drinking water to the population is one of the main roles of municipalities. However, due to aging urban infrastructure, the number of pipe break is an increasingly around the world which is costly at the economic, social and environmental levels. Municipalities need to have tools that allow predicting these breaks so they can […]

Ce projet tentera de formuler un processus qui permettra de guider l’inclusion des livrables BIM dans les documents contractuels qui régissent les exigences du projet. Une attention particulière sera portée aux exigences BIM en lien avec la gestion des actifs (FM). L’hypothèse proposée suggère que l’inclusion contractuelle d’exigences numériques forcera les donneurs d’ouvrages à se […]

Properly buys and sells homes directly from consumers. For our business to be successful, we must be able to predict two things when making a home purchasing decision: ? The price it would sell for on the open market ? How much time it will spend on the market to sell at that price These […]

The goals of this research proposal, therefore, are to: 1) conduct a publishable review of the psychological literature to further understand the motivations of the unique group of individuals who choose to volunteer or work with charitable or not-for-profit organizations; and 2) develop an employee survey that will provide further insight into the motivations of […]

Due to the lack of investment from the Federal and Provincial governments for affordable housing and the low number of housing cooperatives formed in the last 30 years the co-op housing model is outdated. In response to a need for affordable housing in Vancouver, BC the Community Land Trust (CLT) has recently opened two newly […]

L’industrie de la construction au Québec entreprend son virage numérique, et le Building Information Modeling en est l’élément principal. Afin de répondre aux besoins d’évaluation de la progression de l’industrie concernant l’implantation et l’utilisation du BIM, plusieurs outils sont actuellement développés. Cependant, ces modèles d’évaluation des compétences ou de la maturité BIM bénéficient rarement d’une […]

The Hoy Creek Shared Equity Home Ownership Project aims to provide a site-specific example of how a shared equity home ownership project can succeed in Canada. As few Canadian examples exist of scalable affordable home ownership models, more research is required to identify options for implementation and strategies for long-term administration. This research project aims […]

When cities face development pressures and affordability concerns, community spaces—which contribute to the distinct knowledge, meaning, connection and identity of a community—are continuously lost. Community-minded spaces include churches, bike repair shops, makerspaces, coworking or studio spaces, community kitchens and venues. To ensure the preservation and enhancement of these types of spaces, developers can incorporate such […]

In Canada, there are over 280 communities that are off the grid, the majority of which are First Nation. They use stand-alone diesel-powered electricity generators to supply their basic needs, and whilst there are plans to provide renewable energy alternatives, this will take time. In addition, there are a growing number of generators that burn […]

In a society aiming at achieving high sustainability objectives, new urban developments represent an interesting opportunity to implement innovative hybrid energy systems. That is the case of the Petite Riviere project, a future sustainable community of approximately 1,500 housing and commercial units located in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The community will rely on a […]

This Mitacs research project will help develop a data collection strategy by identifying key variables such as the kinds of data sets and frequency of collection required. In addition, this Mitacs project will help determine what types of databases are required for data storage and which analytical procedures should be used on the data sets. […]