What is Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure?
Sustainable infrastructure refers to water and sewer systems; roads, streets, bridges; soil remediation practices, and other infrastructure systems that will meet the needs of communities in an economically, socially, and environmentally viable manner.
Sustainability may be measured by improvements in the initial cost of construction, length of operating life of the system, costs of maintenance, and achievable savings in resources used by the system.
What is Communities of Tomorrow?
Communities of Tomorrow is a public-private partnership with the mission of making Saskatchewan a global leader in the field of innovative municipal infrastructure.
Communities of Tomorrow works with industry, municipalities and researchers to find innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges. Capitalizing on the trillion-dollar global infrastructure market, Communities of Tomorrow assists in the development of more cost effective, longer-lasting and environmentally friendly infrastructure products and services, in turn creating jobs, growing businesses and generating economic activity for Saskatchewan.
How can we help your organization?
If you are a municipality, we can:
- Make you part of the Municipal Innovation Network, connecting you with the municipal infrastructure knowledge and practices of other Saskatchewan communities
- Help you work with your own people to identify your infrastructure challenges and possible solutions
- Introduce you to businesses and researchers with innovative municipal infrastructure ideas
- Bring new infrastructure products and systems to you to be tested in your real operating environment
If you are a company engaged in innovative municipal infrastructure design, construction, or services, we can:
- Link you with research and development resources to assist in advancing your product or idea
- Assist you with funding to further develop, test, and commercialize your innovation
- Introduce you to market research and commercialization resources
- Facilitate relationships with municipalities who may need your product or work with you to test it in their infrastructure operations
If you are engaged in research and development related to innovative municipal infrastructure, we can:
- Link you with companies that may want to develop your idea
- Provide funding to help develop, test, and commercialize your innovation
- Introduce you to companies and municipalities that require research services to advance their products or ideas
- Facilitate relationships with municipalities where your product or idea could be tested in their infrastructure operations
What are some examples of our work?
- New technologies that provide data to allow for more efficient road building and maintenance, reducing costs and extending operating life
- Innovative technology that removes contaminants from soil using electromagnetic fields
- A high speed rod-injection system that stabilizes road beds and dikes
- A sonar-based leak detection system for municipal water mains
What can we do for you?
Contact us at:
Communities of Tomorrow
P: 306.522.6699
F: 306.522.6695
info@communitiesoftomomorow.ca