Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00535, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Sadeghzadeh Milani, Abbas (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : A recent national report by the Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) and the Canadian Alliance_x000D_
to End Homelessness showed that nearly 30,000 Canadians are homeless every night. Despite periodic success_x000D_
in addressing homelessness problem, little progress has been made toward more permanent and sustainable_x000D_
solution. To assist in moving toward the latter solution, the Metro Community in the Okanagan region in_x000D_
collaboration with several other parties, including Waterplay Solutions Corp as a leading local manufacture,_x000D_
the University of British Columbia-Okanagan Campus, City of Kelowna RCMP, and members from homeless_x000D_
community has initiated a unique initiative to design and manufacture a Personal Belongings Carrier (PBC)_x000D_
which will be a secure and mobile structure providing an alternative to open public spaces or shopping carts for_x000D_
the homeless to manage their personal belongings. Ultimately, the introduction of this engineering product is_x000D_
intended to foster an increased sense of security for the homeless and provide them with an opportunity to store_x000D_
their belongings, while managing other aspects of their lives. As the first phase of the above collaborative_x000D_
industry-university-community initiative, the university team and Waterplay Solutions Corp through this_x000D_
NSERC project will assess the glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) as a promising candidate material type for_x000D_
the PBC product, owing to its light weights, high mechanical properties, manufacturability, and durability._x000D_
More specifically, through an advanced multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach an optimum GFRP_x000D_
laminate is desired which can meet all design requirements for the PBC, including resistance to natural_x000D_
weathering variations. The main factors to be considered during laminate selection will include the polymer_x000D_
matrix material/cure kinetics, fibre volume fraction, laminate lay-up, and hygrothermal performance. Next to_x000D_
its exclusive contribution to the PBC initiative, the knowledge to be gained from this research is expected to_x000D_
results in best-practice guidelines for other Canadian manufacturers as to how different GFRP laminates would_x000D_
score against environmental durability criteria for outdoor applications., program purpose french : A recent national report by the Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) and the Canadian Alliance_x000D_
to End Homelessness showed that nearly 30,000 Canadians are homeless every night. Despite periodic success_x000D_
in addressing homelessness problem, little progress has been made toward more permanent and sustainable_x000D_
solution. To assist in moving toward the latter solution, the Metro Community in the Okanagan region in_x000D_
collaboration with several other parties, including Waterplay Solutions Corp as a leading local manufacture,_x000D_
the University of British Columbia-Okanagan Campus, City of Kelowna RCMP, and members from homeless_x000D_
community has initiated a unique initiative to design and manufacture a Personal Belongings Carrier (PBC)_x000D_
which will be a secure and mobile structure providing an alternative to open public spaces or shopping carts for_x000D_
the homeless to manage their personal belongings. Ultimately, the introduction of this engineering product is_x000D_
intended to foster an increased sense of security for the homeless and provide them with an opportunity to store_x000D_
their belongings, while managing other aspects of their lives. As the first phase of the above collaborative_x000D_
industry-university-community initiative, the university team and Waterplay Solutions Corp through this_x000D_
NSERC project will assess the glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) as a promising candidate material type for_x000D_
the PBC product, owing to its light weights, high mechanical properties, manufacturability, and durability._x000D_
More specifically, through an advanced multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach an optimum GFRP_x000D_
laminate is desired which can meet all design requirements for the PBC, including resistance to natural_x000D_
weathering variations. The main factors to be considered during laminate selection will include the polymer_x000D_
matrix material/cure kinetics, fibre volume fraction, laminate lay-up, and hygrothermal performance. Next to_x000D_
its exclusive contribution to the PBC initiative, the knowledge to be gained from this research is expected to_x000D_
results in best-practice guidelines for other Canadian manufacturers as to how different GFRP laminates would_x000D_
score against environmental durability criteria for outdoor applications., agreement title english : Manufacture and deployment of a composite personal belongings carrier for the homeless_x000D_
community - Phase II, agreement title french : Manufacture and deployment of a composite personal belongings carrier for the homeless_x000D_
community - Phase II, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 10000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada