 The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre would like to welcome EPCOR as a CUIIC Member.
EPCOR, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, builds, owns and operates electrical, natural gas and water transmission and distribution networks, water and wastewater treatment facilities, sanitary and stormwater systems, and infrastructure in Canada and the United States. The Company also provides electricity, natural gas and water products and services to residential and commercial customers. EPCOR, headquartered in Edmonton, is committed to conducting its business and operations safely and responsibly. Environmental Stewardship, public health and community well-being are at the heart of EPCOR’s mission to provide clean water and safe, reliable energy. EPCOR is an Alberta Top 75 employer and is ranked among Corporate Knights’ 2021 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada. To learn more about EPCOR please visit www.epcor.com. About CUIIC: The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC) was established in 2022. CUIIC is a cross-Canada initiative located at the University of Alberta. We have partners at the University of Waterloo and members across Canada. CUIIC focuses on providing stakeholders with opportunities to collaborate on research and training opportunities in underground infrastructure. Together, we foster innovation to provide cost-effective, sustainable solutions to the challenges involved in building, assessing, and rehabilitating underground infrastructure.  The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC), a research and education centre focused on important issues of underground infrastructure, is in the process of forming the first Technical Committee focused on Underground Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
The launch of the Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC) has been exciting and I thank you for your commitment. CUIIC has received an overwhelming response from organizations across the country with a diverse representation of underground infrastructure sectors. Together we are building a community of professionals who share a common goal: To foster innovation and provide cost-effective, sustainable solutions to the challenges involved in building, assessing, and rehabilitating underground infrastructure.
Alberta prof heads new underground tech centreCUIIC — The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre was officially launched in April with University of Alberta engineering professor Alireza Bayat assuming the director’s role. With CUIIC, any company becoming a member is officially a research partner with the U of Alberta.
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