Research initiatives

Concordia’s Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities and Cities is a world leader in the development of urban transformation strategies, the implementation of renewable energy and resource efficiency measures in cities, and the performance optimization of municipal districts.

The mission of the Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies is to reduce the environmental impact of buildings while enhancing their safety and comfort.

Using an experiential learning approach, CityStudio Montreal provides an opportunity for students to research, develop, and prototype solutions to real-world challenges.

The Concordia Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainable Systems promotes research into new systems, technologies and solutions for water, energy and resource conservation.

The Loyola Sustainability Research Centre integrates the scholarly study of science, policy, and values in the pursuit of environmental and community sustainability. 

The Collaboratoire research group focuses on the study of design projects and practices for the built environment situated at the crossroads of cultural, social, environmental and economic concerns.

Research in the TRIP lab focuses on the modeling of transportation, the environment, land-use and their linkages.

Researchers in this lab are leading initiatives in several areas of information systems security.

Montreal’s Art Hives network, founded by a Concordia professor, connects small and regenerative community arts studios together in order to build solidarity across geographic distances.

Concordia University's flagship for innovation in construction automation and civil infrastructure engineering and management.