Power outages affect millions of homes across North America, from small 10-minute annoyances to major blackouts affecting medical equipment and food security. Lithium simplifies the process of assessing and comparing the current market of technically-oriented power storage and generation options. We provide personalized purchase recommendations to homeowners through stochastic simulations of multiple solutions, displaying the optimal setup for their home, balancing cost, capacity, and environmental impact.

Think Twice is a chrome extension aimed at educating online clothing consumers about the sustainability of the brands and products they are purchasing from. The goal of the extension is to help consumers understand their impact and give them the opportunity to think twice before making a purchase.

SOAR is a system designed to aid healthcare professionals in long term care facilities with the decision making process for preventative pressure ulcer care plans. Pressure ulcers are considered an indication of care quality as many believe they are a largely preventable injury with the proper preventative measures in place. The high cognitive load inherent in this profession results in difficulties properly tracking and intercepting pressure ulcers. SOAR offers an efficient and friendly way to record preventative interventions and understand the effectiveness of prevention efforts.

In 2019 alone, the University of Waterloo sent approximately 3,028 tonnes of waste to landfills, which equates to a waste diversion rate of just 33.2%. uRecycle is a mobile application that aims to educate individuals about sustainability by incentivizing proper recycling practices on campus in order to achieve a higher waste diversion rate for the University of Waterloo.