Applied Research
Innovative solutions to real-life problems
Applied research at BCIT is exciting. It creates practical learning opportunities for BCIT’s students, provides innovative solutions to industry challenges, and produces new, commercially relevant technology products and applications.
Envisioning change, advancing technology
BCIT researchers and research groups have been working with industry clients for 30 years, helping companies and organizations develop new technologies, products and services. The practical solutions range from process improvements for small SMEs to changing provincial building codes for the construction industry to a collaborative research network involving students, researchers, companies and government organizations from across Canada.
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Congratulations CARI Researchers!
August 19, 2020
Two researchers at the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) have successfully defended their Masters's thesis this spring. Rebecca...
BCIT’s MAKE+ research group releases face shield design guidance document in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 4, 2020
Many individuals and small to medium sized enterprises are looking for ways to utilize their skills and equipment to help...
BCIT faculty manuscript accepted for publication in Waste and Biomass Valorization
April 9, 2020
BCIT Civil Engineering faculty Sudip Talukdar has had the paper “Hemp Waste Valorization as Biofuel and Cement Replacement in Cement...
Saving lives by bashing concrete blocks together
November 29, 2017
Blog post by student researcher: Heidi Fedorak, School of Energy Ever wonder why a place like San Francisco can go through...