Capstone projects: Faculty of Engineering
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: Captain Steel Entertainment
Description: Immersive entertainment project using spherical display technology and advanced display systems
Partner: Emergency Services Association
Description: Ergonomic product design to improve medical bags for efficiency and field safety in emergency response.
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: 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: 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: 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: Researching Canada’s heat pump market and which systems best match different commercial building types.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: Explore renewable energy opportunities for CRE across Canada and the role of VPPAs in Ontario.
Partner: Sanguen Health Center
Description: Software programs/applications for Sanguen Health Center scheduling and claim reporting.
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: 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: Explore more efficient and less expensive ways to maintain critical infrastructure like roads, bridges, sewers, and waterworks.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Automation and smart manufacturing robots for advanced production.
Partner: Velocity
Description: Aerospace innovation and space technology under Velocity.