We encouraged people to use the sorting stations rather than the office garbage cans. It was through the removal of the office garbage cans that we were able to encourage people to go to the sorting stations and sort the contents of their garbage cans. Nearly 691 lbs of recyclable materials were recovered.
Green stationery promotes the reuse of office materials Annually, a computer equipment collection activity is organized in order to make employees aware of the proper management of electronic waste. Nearly 691 lbs of recyclable materials were recovered. We make sure to use only 100% recycled fiber paper.
Bromont Science Park is serviced by trails and multi-purpose paths allowing employees to walk or bike to work. To accommodate workers who choose alternative transportation ways, showers and bike racks are available as well as a public dual charging station for electric vehicles (1 station, 2 pistols). Charging stations for electric vehicles are offered free of charge to C2MI employees.
The manufacturing of microelectronic products requires an important volume of water, which must be ultra-pure. Before being used for production, the drinking water that arrives at C2MI goes through a series of filters, softeners, and reverse osmosis to deionize it. We have implemented a closed-loop deionized water recovery process that reduces the demand for drinking water by 30%, representing an annual saving of 53,610 liters.
The water recovery project consisted of targeting process water discharges that could be re-filtered by our facilities and reused in the processes. Control measures ensure that the reclaimed water meets the required parameters such as conductivity. If not, it is directed to water treatment.
On October 12th, at the IMAPS International Symposium, Catherine Marsan-Loyer, a member of the C2MI technical services team, was awarded a community recognition for writing a student essay: Characterization of a flux adapted to the dipping process for a fine pitch microchip brazing process.
On September 12th, C2MI won the regional Startup Canada Awards in the Support for Entrepreneurs category.
To reduce energy costs, C2MI has implemented a global energy efficiency plan. As a result, a significant reduction in annual energy needs through the optimization of HVAC systems has resulted in annual savings of more than $2,000K. C2MI was able to reduce its annual natural gas consumption by 408,870 m3 and its electricity consumption by 1,623,828 kWh.
Replacement of 4435 standard fluorescent tubes by LED tubes, which allowed a 44% reduction in energy consumption related to the lighting of the infrastructure.
On May 14, 2015, C2MI, Teledyne DALSA, the Université de Sherbrooke as well as École Polytechnique Montréal won the Technology Partnership Award for its Infrared Imaging (IR) project.
On November 12, Normand Bourbonnais received the Technological Innovation Award from the Polytechnique Montréal Alumni Association in recognition of his contribution to technological innovations through the creation of the C2MI.
In collaboration with our founding partner IBM Bromont, sorting stations have been set up to sort recyclable materials, compost, glass, plastic, metal and final waste.
The MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre was made possible thanks to $218M in funding from the Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation (MDEIE) ($94.9M), Industry Canada ($82.95M), private partners (IBM and Teledyne DALSA) and the Université de Sherbrooke as part of the Canada Knowledge Infrastructure Program.
