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Stories: Capstone Design Projects

Photo for the news post: Sparking New Life
May 6, 2020

Sparking New Life

Sparking New Life

Standing seven storeys tall at 75 Sparks Street, downtown Ottawa’s Saxe Building has been unoccupied for roughly the past decade of its more than a century-long lifespan. Originally completed in 1909, the early reinforced concrete... More

Photo for the news post: Meet the Boreal Builders
February 10, 2020

Meet the Boreal Builders

Meet the Boreal Builders

In the summer of 2019, the Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek – Gull Bay First Nation (KZA-GBFN) began harnessing and utilizing renewable energy with its Giizis Energy solar storage micro grid facility – a first of its... More

Photo for the news post: Autonomous Vehicle Project Wins W.E. Cowie Award
December 17, 2019

Autonomous Vehicle Project Wins W.E. Cowie Award

Autonomous Vehicle Project Wins W.E. Cowie Award

A group of Carleton University engineering students were presented with the 2019 W.E. Cowie Innovation Award, valued at $25,000, for their fourth year project, Vehicle Tracking and Collision Avoidance for Autonomous Vehicles. The W.E. Cowie Award... More

Photo for the news post: Climate Change Warriors
May 27, 2019

Climate Change Warriors

Climate Change Warriors

A dozen years ago, after a major oil deposit was discovered in western Ghana, the twin cities that are the region’s capital and largest urban centre started to grow rapidly. People flocked to Sekondi-Takoradi from... More

Photo for the news post: Revolution on the Road
May 20, 2019

Revolution on the Road

Revolution on the Road

Carleton is a key part of Ottawa’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) community, and on May 17, 2019 a large contingent of faculty and graduate students from the university helped launch the Ottawa L5 CAV... More

Photo for the news post: A Smashing Success
April 2, 2019

A Smashing Success

A Smashing Success

The Carleton University Crash Dummy (CUCD) team performed a rear-end collision test between a motor vehicle and cyclist in co-ordination with the Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit on Friday, March 29, 2019, at the... More

Photo for the news post: Cultivating a Career
November 15, 2018

Cultivating a Career

Cultivating a Career

One of Jane Schwering’s favourite places to study at Carleton University is on the 5th floor of the school’s main library. From that height, close to the large windows along the west side, she has... More

Photo for the news post: Tiny House Opens Doors
September 11, 2018

Tiny House Opens Doors

Tiny House Opens Doors

Photo for the news post: Tiny House, Big Solutions
December 19, 2017

Tiny House, Big Solutions

Tiny House, Big Solutions

Under an overhang of Carleton University’s Architecture Building, an interdisciplinary team of fourth year engineering and design students are developing sustainable solutions from the ground up. Small in size but ambitious in scope, a unique... More

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