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Real problems Calgary organizations are working on, grouped by what they are about.
Clean water and land 6
Treating, planning and protecting water, soil and stormwater.
O2 Planning and DesignHow can a park help clean stormwater before it reaches a river?
WaterSMART — a Hazen companyHow do you plan water supplies for a city that keeps changing?
Integrated SustainabilityWhy does a water-treatment system need more than a successful laboratory test?
Trace AssociatesWhat evidence tells you which contaminated soil needs treatment?
ClearBakk — ALSYS groupHow can you fit a water-treatment process into a modular unit?
Livestock Water RecyclingCan we recover useful water and nutrients from manure?
Energy and climate 9
Measuring emissions, storing power and recovering critical minerals.
Global Power TechnologiesHow can a temperature difference produce electricity without a spinning turbine?
Summit Lithium TechnologiesHow can a material repeatedly capture lithium and then release it?
FTG Aerospace Calgary (formerly FLYHT)How can passenger aircraft help us understand the atmosphere?
Food and ingredients 6
Making food consistently, safely and with less waste.
Phil & Sebastian Coffee RoastersHow can measurements help make a roast repeatable?
Calgary Italian BakeryWhere does a bakery lose food before it reaches the customer?
CBL Bakeries / CinnarollHow can thousands of pastries come out consistently?
Buildings and getting around 7
Structures, rail, roads and aircraft that have to stay safe.
FFA Consultants in Acoustics and Noise ControlWhy is speech clear in one room and hard to understand in another?
ISL EngineeringHow can a road cross a creek without ignoring the landscape?
Making things at scale 8
Taking something that works once and making it work every time.
Standen’s (IMT)Why can a steel spring bend repeatedly without staying bent?
Alberta Boot CompanyHow do material and shape choices change the way a boot performs?
Fluid Energy (Dorf Ketal)How can changing an acid formulation change how it performs?
Exergy SolutionsWhen should you print a metal part instead of machining it?
Tangent Design EngineeringWhy does a process that works in a lab need a new design at larger scale?
Seeing what eyes can’t 6
Instruments and scans that reveal what is inside a sample or a site.
Hifi EngineeringHow can a long fibre help locate a disturbance along a pipeline?
Wildlife and ecosystems 2
Helping animals and the places they live.
AERIUM AnalyticsCan a bird-shaped drone help reduce airport wildlife hazards?
Wilder InstituteCan helping individual owls help a population recover?
Light, image and story 2
Using light, motion and editing to explain and persuade.
Broken Pencil StudiosHow can a moving picture explain a process you cannot see?
