Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

St. Lawrence College and Anchor Concrete of Kingston, Ontario have developed a partnership to optimise the operational profileof the companys RediCast Structure System (Patent Pending). This new modular building design takes aim at energy waste instructures by integrating the supply of infrastructure needs into the structure itself.Buildings consume a huge portion of national energy production, placing increasing demand on municipal energy, water andsewer supply networks that are already under strain. Current building paradigms are unsustainable, adding to global CO2emissions that contribute to global climate change.To combat the growing need for new buildings, and the subsequent energy demands of these new structures, Anchor Concretehas developed a low cost, modular and sustainable structure. These new customizable modules are well-insulated and last longerthan traditional building structures. To achieve the companys goal of a net-zero sustainable building, Anchor Concrete iscollaborating with researchers at St. Lawrence College to understand the needs and operational profile and potential demands onthe RediCast Structure. The goal of this project is to develop a ready product that lowers the operational costs for the user andless strain on public infrastructure systems for the community at a competitive cost.St. Lawrence College researchers and students from the Sustainable Energy Applied Research Centre (SEARC) will work withAnchor Concrete to model the new structure, provide engineering and technical recommendations to integrate sustainablesystems into a new prototype building, test these recommendations, and develop a model on how to scale these systems.