Capstone projects
Browse Open-Call and FCI Capstone Projects: Sort by Faculty, Partner, or Search by Theme or Program.
Partner: Agrivoltaics Canada
Description: Advance municipal and provincial policy pathways to enable agrivoltaics deployment on prime agricultural land across Ontario.
Partner: Alias Luninoty
Description: Rock-it Bottle focused on sustainability, disaster relief, green, military applications.
Partner: Township of Bonfield
Description: Assess surface water drainage in Bonfield and design green infrastructure solutions to reduce flooding and improve lake health and water quality.
Partner: CAIVAN
Description: Explore the current lack of big picture cost / benefit assessments of climate policy options and establish a framework for full cost accounting of climate policies and mandates.
Partner: Captain Steel Entertainment
Description: Immersive entertainment project using spherical display technology and advanced display systems
Partner: EllisDon Community Builders
Description: Explore infrastructure‑based development models to improve the delivery, financing, and scalability of affordable rental housing across Canada.
Partner: Emergency Services Association
Description: Ergonomic product design to improve medical bags for efficiency and field safety in emergency response.
Partner: The Food Bank of Waterloo Region
Description: Build a forecasting model that can predict food insecurity rates using real-world data and socioeconomic indicators to move from reactive food distribution to predictive, data-driven planning.
Partner: GHD
Description: Identify key challenges and propose engineering and science-based solutions to ensure a high-quality student experience.
Partner: GHD
Description: Analyze how nature-based solutions can be employed on private, public, and indigenous/unceded lands to advance Canada’s biodiversity outcomes under the 2030 Nature Strategy.
Partner: City of Hamilton
Description: Conduct a scan of existing tools and resources to help create an easy‑to‑use tool that supports and validates the City’s financial budget results.
Partner: Haíɫzaqv Climate Action – Heiltsuk First Nation
Description: Conduct a pre-feasibility study for hydrogen production using hydroelectric power to address reliance on diesel fuel and foster energy sovereignty for the Haíɫzaqv community.
Partner: City of Iqaluit
Description: Design and test precast concrete solutions that can withstand Arctic permafrost conditions to improve the durability and performance of Iqaluit’s utilidor infrastructure.
Partner: City of Kitchener
Description: Conduct a high-level feasibility study of hydrogen blending in Kitchener’s natural gas distribution network, examining technical, business, customer, community, and energy futures perspectives.
Partner: City of Kitchener
Description: Assess how well the City of Kitchener’s current services support social resilience and identify strategic initiatives to strengthen community belonging, inclusion, and adaptability.
Partner: Massif Energy
Description: Explore the technical and economic feasibility of establishing a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Alberta, comparing black mass export versus local processing for circular economy outcomes.
Partner: Modeco Construction
Description: Identify high‑potential markets and design a modular, DfMA‑optimized prototype that leverages modern construction technologies to deliver affordable, resilient, and scalable prefab housing solutions.
Partner: Municipality of McDougall
Description: Identify and address sources of inflow and infiltration in McDougall’s wastewater system while developing cost‑effective strategies for homeowners to reduce runoff and extend the life of the communal septic bed.
Partner: Nunavut Economic Developers Association (NEDA)
Description: Develop a user-friendly AI-powered tool that can generate comprehensive Community Economic Development plans using Statistics Canada data and public surveys informed by community needs.
Partner: Provocation Ideas Festival
Description: Design an ethical, community‑driven AI storytelling platform that co‑creates a living “novel” of Toronto by collecting, protecting, and amplifying diverse narratives through an inclusive digital infrastructure.
Partner: Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Description: Build an AI tool that assesses buildings for green certifications and outlines required upgrades, costs, and incentives.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Develop a plan for using natural gas for peak load shaving and cold-weather redundancy in Canada.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Investigate how sustainability and decarbonization can be better integrated into Canada’s national building codes.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: A project examining how commercial building owners can access tenant energy-use data required for scope 3 emissions reporting, evaluating whether a “green button” system or alternative data-sharing mechanisms could provide a workable solution.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Researching Canada’s heat pump market and which systems best match different commercial building types.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Identify leading CRE firms using physical climate risk in decisions and showcasing real-world case studies.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Explore renewable energy opportunities for CRE across Canada and the role of VPPAs in Ontario.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Assess Canada’s carbon offset market, key players, and how CRE should prepare for rising future demand.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Assess Canada’s carbon offset market, key players, and how CRE should prepare for rising future demand.
Partner: Sanguen Health Center
Description: Software programs/applications for Sanguen Health Center scheduling and claim reporting.
Partner: Synod Intellicare - 2313862 ONTARIO LTD
Description: Data bias, data diversity and fairness, ethical AI tool for auditing models.
Partner: Town of The Blue Mountains
Description: Identify and design near‑term natural asset enhancement projects that help The Blue Mountains protect, restore, and expand its ecological features while supporting sustainable growth and community resilience.
Partner: Town of The Blue Mountains
Description: Develop a defensible methodology to value forests, trees, and wetlands in The Blue Mountains and apply it to real development scenarios to guide fair, effective ecological replacement and compensation decisions.
Partner: TESORO
Description: Medical mobility devices/accessibility redesign focused on wheelchair improvement.
Partner: AI Hub at the University Health Network (UHN)
Description: Use Generative AI to draft research informed consent forms for UHN.
Partner: UW Faculty of Engineering
Description: Sustainable energy project on hydrogen power as a “new white and gold rush.”
Partner: University of Waterloo Sustainability Office
Description: Develop a scalable waste‑audit methodology for the University of Waterloo, supported by best‑practice research and a marketing strategy, to identify long‑term opportunities to improve waste diversion and move the campus toward its zero‑waste goals.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Climate change mitigation, carbon capture, carbon management for Velocity ventures.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Climate adaptation and emergency preparedness for climate-driven environmental emergencies.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Game-based learning and education technology for educational games.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Cultural heritage and tourism innovation for historical and cultural attractions.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Cybersecurity and human factors to develop human-proof cybersecurity solutions.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Public health, infection control, biosecurity technologies via Velocity.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Explore more efficient and less expensive ways to maintain critical infrastructure like roads, bridges, sewers, and waterworks.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Environmental health and pest management focused on insect and pest control.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Public safety and law enforcement technology for policing applications.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Automation and smart manufacturing robots for advanced production.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Aerospace innovation and space technology under Velocity.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Health equity, immigrants, refugees, health and social service navigation, capability sensitive design app for newcomers.