Aboriginal Urban Design for Health

Montreal’s Aboriginal population is growing rapidly, yet the community lacks a culturally safe and holistic health service center that is accessible to all Aboriginal people. On Friday, June 2, 2017 The Montreal Urban Aboriginal Health Centre (MUAHC) joined forces with Next City & Concordia University to co-create a 7-minute pitch for a $7,000 prize through the Vangaurd Conference Big Idea Challenge. An interdisciplinary team of 8 conference attendees worked with MUAHC leadership to design a short-term solution that would be a step in the right direction towards MUAHC’s goal to build a fully functioning and independent health center dedicated to Montreal’s Aboriginal population. The Big Idea was to transform an existing room within a new hospital site into a Healing and Teaching Lodge, where Aboriginal patients and their family/friends could come together to focus on wellness. Ultimately, the judges received an anonymous donation after the six presentations, and the Lodge was awarded$2,000 to implement the project. PPT: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CwzoQokFMR-MZYTyEbpjJtBvB903K6c995QOU6VD3I0/edit#slide=id.g1f67c01f4c_0_

The Bloom Box

The primary purpose of this report is to examine the technical implications of the Bloom Box fuel cell. Secondly the report evaluates the Bloom Box as a potential electricity source for homes and private businesses based on the economic advantage that it may provide. It also compares the Bloom Box to other off grid electricity options. Lastly, based on the compiled data, the report provides a group opinion of the Bloom Box's potential