Interdisciplinary Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

February 10, 2020

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

January 29, 2020

Bracing for Impact

On July 14, 2004, Peterborough, ON endured record amounts of overnight rainfall, and by the following morning, a state of emergency was declared. It was the city’s second “100 year flood” in two years. According... More

August 21, 2019

Embracing Change

Higher education, like much of the world, has entered a period of rapid change. Traditional approaches to teaching and research need to evolve to better equip students and professors with the tools they need to... More

August 20, 2019

Developing Real-world Skills with Real Estate

You could say that real estate developers are project managers par excellence. Certainly they are entrepreneurs and risk-takers whose massive projects generate jobs and investment, and whose decisions shape the city, including the homes and... More

May 20, 2019

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

May 14, 2019

Gaining the Inside Track

When it comes to developing the future of connected and autonomous vehicles in Canada, there appears to be nothing but green lights on the horizon for the national capital. Having already played host to Canada’s... More

September 11, 2018

Tiny House Opens Doors

June 27, 2018

Hemp House

Throughout human history, hemp – the non-psychotropic strain of the plant cannabis sativa – has been many things. The crop can be eaten or used to make clothing, body lotion, oils, plastic, paper – even fuel.

December 19, 2017

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