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LIVING LABS AT BÂTIMENT 7

The Sustainability Action Fund is happy to announce a new Living Labs partnership with the Office of Community Engagement at Concordia University to support student leadership in community-based sustainability projects at Bâtiment 7.

The Living Labs at Bâtiment 7 Project is a 2-year initiative. The Living Labs initiative aims to support projects which engage community members of Pointe-Saint-Charles and students through a living laboratory method. This provides students opportunities for experiential learning while collaborating on meaningful projects that embrace sustainability and community action. Find out more here.

What is a Living Lab?

A Living Laboratory puts research and learning into action through a collaborative model; it allows students to practice the theories they engage with in the classroom which enhances their skill base thereby creating stronger graduates. 

What is Bâtiment 7?

Bâtiment 7 is a former CN heritage industrial site in the neighborhood of Pointe-Saint-Charles that has been reclaimed by the community and is now home to 16 community-led projects that respond to local needs.

Photo Credit: Alex Megelas

Bâtiment 7 Projects

PedalBox Gallery

Design Coordinator
PedalBox Gallery supports the development of new works from emerging and established artists in any medium that can be dragged around town. We commission artists to create projects specifically for…
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Buckskin Babes

Design Coordinator
Buckskin Babes is a moose-hide tanning project undertaken by a group of Indigenous women. It is a tanning station constructed on contested land adjacent to Batiment 7 in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal).…
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Mushroom Project

Design Coordinator
The B7 Mushroom Project aims to develop a mycelium incubator/ laboratory as well as a sustainable outdoor mushroom growing facility at the Batiment 7/ Fermette de la Pointe-Saint-Charles. The project…
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Quarantine Kitchen Stories

Design Coordinator
Quarantine Kitchen Stories is a collaborative project based in the Montreal South-West connecting Point-Saint-Charles community hub Bâtiment 7 to the work of the food business incubator of the Little Burgundy-based…
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Performing Together

Design Coordinator
Performing Together is a series of theatre workshops designed for youth ages 16-24 who speak English. Over the course of 8 weeks, the participants and facilitators will work together to…
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By expanding our commitment to fostering sustainability off-campus this collaboration creates opportunities for students to engage with communities through impactful projects that address immediate social, economic, political, and environmental issues around Montreal.

-Sebastián Di Poi, Executive Director, Sustainability Action Fund Concorida

Click here to read a final report of the Living Labs at Batiment 7 program.

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