Physical Gets Social with Infrastructure
Developing Physical Infrastructure With Social Outcomes In Mind Physical infrastructure has always been created to achieve a social outcome, a measurable improvement to the quality of life of the people it is being created to serve. From clean drinking water systems,...Case Study: Universal Access Design Inc.
Most people would likely guess that universal accessibility is not today’s reality – but most people wouldn’t have a grasp on the magnitude of the issue. Things are set up for the able-bodied majority (or TABs in Stan’s parlance, the Temporarily Able Bodied), its...Social Lending – Innovation in Social Finance
This is the second post in our series about social finance tools and our view on how they can be applied in various contexts. In the first post of our series on Social Finance, Jerome Lengkeek, Urban Matters’ Social Finance Lead, gave us a comprehensive look...Startup Weekend Okanagan – Bring Your Ideas for Affordable Housing
Join us at Techstars Startup Weekend Okanagan, March 9-11, 2018, pitch your idea for affordable housing and win an incubation package!