DATA HOMEBASE

A web application visualizing Canada’s housing characteristics to foster a circular economy
BUILDING MATERIALS AND THE CLIMATE: CONSTRUCTING A NEW FUTURE

A report by UN Environment Programme, Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) and Yale CEA. McGill TRACE lab is a lead author on the report.
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Towards Housing Affordability and Sustainability: This ongoing research investigates the use of circular economy principles in housing design and construction and highlights how those principles can result in both monetary savings, positive environmental impact, and socio-ecological change.

HOUSING PASSPORT KNOWLEDGE GRAPH  

Promoting a circular economy in urban residential buildings. 62 million socio-ecological housing datapoints across various scales are contextualized and semantically linked.

A CIRCULAR BUILT ENVIRONMENT CANADA

Circular Economy Design towards Zero Waste: Laying the foundation for constructive stakeholder engagement on improving construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste management
CIRCULAR CRD

Circular Economy Design towards Zero Waste: Laying the foundation for constructive stakeholder engagement on improving construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste management.

IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND DATA VISUALIZATION

Interactive exploration through immersive visualization environments is a backbone of TRACE lab’s research.

RESEARCH

DATA HOMEBASE

A web application visualizing Canada’s housing characteristics to foster a circular economy
BUILDING MATERIALS AND THE CLIMATE: CONSTRUCTING A NEW FUTURE

A report by UN Environment Programme, Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) and Yale CEA. McGill TRACE lab is a lead author on the report.
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Towards Housing Affordability and Sustainability: This ongoing research investigates the use of circular economy principles in housing design and construction and highlights how those principles can result in both monetary savings, positive environmental impact, and socio-ecological change.

HOUSING PASSPORT KNOWLEDGE GRAPH

Promoting a circular economy in urban residential buildings. 62 million socio-ecological housing datapoints across various scales are contextualized and semantically linked.
A CIRCULAR BUILT ENVIRONMENT CANADA

Circular Economy Design towards Zero Waste: Laying the foundation for constructive stakeholder engagement on improving construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste management

CIRCULAR CRD

Circular Economy Design towards Zero Waste: Laying the foundation for constructive stakeholder engagement on improving construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) waste management.

IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND DATA VISUALIZATION

Interactive exploration through immersive visualization environments is a backbone of TRACE lab’s research.