
Sustainable and resilient infrastructure
From our homes to our workplaces, from the roads we take to get there, to the lakes, rivers and oceans we enjoy, infrastructure is everywhere.
Protecting our infrastructure from natural disasters, such as earthquakes, extreme wind events and flooding—as well as the security of critical infrastructure against human-induced hazards—has the potential to change lives, as does providing clean water and energy to our communities.
Researchers at uOttawa Engineering working within this field have the safety of society at heart. In addition, our experts go one step further in order to ensure that the work we do is done with sustainability in mind. Our goal is to reduce our environmental footprint and be faithful stewards of our planet and its people.
Areas of research
- Natural and human-induced hazard mitigation
- Physical and cyber infrastructure protection and security
- Smart (instrumented) infrastructure
- Infrastructure rehabilitation
- Building information modelling and visualization
- Life cycle analysis and lean construction optimization
- Climate change adaptation
- Water security
- Advanced and/or sustainable construction materials
- Smart cities
- Renewable energy
- Efficient vehicles