The University of Toronto Scarborough and Centennial College are teaming up to establish the EaRTH District - an initiative aimed at advancing the cleantech sector through research, academic programming and commercialization.
EaRTH, which stands for Environmental and Related Technologies Hub, will be a knowledge and training centre at U of T Scarborough focused on the development of clean technologies.
Among the partnership's plans: apply innovative technologies to food production in an urban setting through the development of Canada's first net-zero vertical farm.
"We know the future belongs to sustainable, clean technology and this partnership complements the strengths of both Centennial College and U of T Scarborough," says Andrew Arifuzzaman, U of T Scarborough's chief administrative officer, adding that U of T Scarborough is renowned for its expertise in environmental sciences while Centennial College is a leader in providing training in new and emerging sectors of the economy.
