SRA 22

"No Climate Justice without Social Justice: Mapping Social Reproduction needs in an Effort to Build Coalitions" The climate crisis is at our door, this much has been made clear by many reports, including the latest IPCC sixth assessment, but also by rising temperatures, increased flooding, and other deregulations of weather patterns. In actuality, the climate…

"Mapping Concordia's Sustainability Ecosystem" Concordia has a complex and ever-changing web of institutional initiatives, student groups, and fee-levy that interact and advance our sustainability efforts. Karine has come across this first hand as a participant in the Sustainability Ambassadors program. Complexity can often equate to chaos; one way to make sense of the mess is…

"Exploration of Bioplastics and Natural Dyes Using Food Waste" Violette’s research explores recycling personal food waste to change the properties of bioplastics. Some waste is used to create natural dyes; some is used to add texture; some is used to allow more elasticity or a better resistance; some is used only for the aesthetic of…

"The Cycles of Attraction : From Iron Oxide Residual Matter to Magneto-active Materials, Engaging in a Sustainable Practice of Interaction Design and Digital Arts." This research focuses on testing the plasticity of contaminated soils loaded with iron oxide. This includes upcycling the residual iron to create new innovative materials and practices. By blending oxide iron…

"A Data-Driven Approach to Integrate Scalability and Data Re-Usability for Zero Carbon Building Potentiality Assessment" This research aims at developing a generalized framework for a fast and accurate determination of building transition strategies to achieve zero carbon compliance and support decision-making at Concordia. The study aims to determine an optimal methodology that can combine a…

"Sustainable Energy Generation Using Piezoelectric Tiles" The economic, environmental, and social aspects of placing energy-harvesting piezoelectric floor tiles in the Hall Building at Concordia University were the subject of this research. The piezoelectric tiles take the kinetic energy of a human footstep to produce piezoelectricity, which is generated due to the piezoelectric effect. The system…

"Green Energy and Fuel Production From Decentralized Sustainable Technologies in Next Generation Cities" This research finds that decentralized energy systems running with renewable sources would be the best option to fight climate change and global warming and have a more sustainable future. To address the issues mentioned above, we propose an innovative cycle by combining…

"Digitizing Waste at Concordia" The research focuses on how artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve waste management and accelerate adoption of the circular economy at institutions and other public settings by offering cost effective, operationally sustainable solutions to informing populations on proper waste segregation, and by providing opportunities to accelerate connecting users with salvaged…

"Making/Meat/Matter: A Tabletop Role-Playing Game" This research-creation project culminates in a tabletop role-playing game. The game itself is intended as a space for a diversity of players to learn about their interconnectivity with meat production and consumption. It is likewise a collaborative project built through the efforts of a team of thinkers and makers who…

"Non-toxic Methods for Developing Photo and Videographic Film" As time and technology progress toward a completely digital world, the filmmaking purists are keen on not only using traditional development techniques but also preserving these methods for historical purposes as well. This research thesis looks at the film development process. The process involves a developer, which…