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The Region of Durham’s Housing Services division would like to create a comprehensive set of guides to develop the capacity of community housing providers. The guides will include topics such as Good Governance, Financials, Capital Repair Planning and Asset Management, legislated requirements as a Community Housing Provider, and understanding Regional housing program administration. This project will involve researching best practices, reviewing practical guidance and legislation, and...

Concrete watermains are vulnerable to deterioration influenced by the surrounding soil environment. Factors such as pH, moisture content, chloride levels from road salts, and sulfate concentrations can accelerate the breakdown of concrete pipe materials and reduce service life. Currently, geotechnical data across the Region is captured through a variety of reports and formats, making it difficult to consistently evaluate soil aggressiveness. This project will involve standardizing geotechnical...

The Region of Durham’s Child Care and Early Years division would like to complete a rapid review of the literature, specifically for the use of simulation and virtual simulation to build the capacity or early learning and child-care's educators.

 Host Department: Social Services

 Type of Collaboration: An unpaid practicum/placement student hosted at the Region, or

A graduate research project, or open to collaboration.

 Anticipated Outcome: A completed Rapid Review document that explores how...

Solar-thermal greenhouses have been widely adopted overseas, particularly in cold-climate regions such as northern China, but their use in Canada remains limited. The challenge is not whether these systems can grow crops year-round, but how they must be adapted to function within Ontario’s regulatory, climatic, and manufacturing context. This project invites students to work with the Cultivation Hub team and municipal partners to carry out a structured technical assessment. The focus is on...