Partners

SunCentral is proud to be working with an exceptional set of sponsors and partners who are interested in advancing the demonstration and commercialization of direct sunlight illumination technology. SunCentral is presently leading a demonstration project that will install direct solar lighting systems on 6 office buildings. Our sponsors and partners in this initiative include:

The University of British Columbia is one of the world's great public universities consistently ranking in the global top 40. The main UBC campus is situated in Vancouver, and UBC has an exceptional record of innovation and commercialization of new technologies. In the Milken Institute’s recent Mind to Market study, UBC ranked in the top ten North American universities for its commercialization activities. The University currently has over 200 licenses with companies around the world and it has created 130 spin-off companies. In 2007, UBC became the first Canadian university to break the $100m mark in cumulative licensing revenue, reflecting the fact that UBC technologies have been the basis of more than $5bn in sales.

BC Hydro provides high-value, reliable power to fuel economic growth in British Columbia. As one of the largest electric utilities in Canada, BC Hydro serves customers in an area containing over 94% of British Columbia's population. BC Hydro endeavours to provide energy solutions to its customers in an environmentally and socially responsible way by balancing British Columbians' energy needs with the concerns of the environment.

BCIT is a leading polytechnic institute with over 16,000 full time and 32000 part time students. It focuses on learning by doing through a hands-on innovative and collaborative instruction methods. BCIT provides education in a variety of fields that leads to and enhance employment. BCIT is also the site of the first full scale demonstration of the direct sunlight illumination system.

Public Works and Government Services Canada's mandate is to be a common service agency for the Government of Canada's various departments, agencies and boards. With a strong focus on quality services and sound financial stewardship, we ensure optimum value by enabling other government departments and agencies to provide their programs and services to Canadians.

Natural Resources Canada champions innovation and expertise in earth sciences, forestry, energy and minerals and metals to ensure the responsible and sustainable development of our nation's natural resources.

3M is a diversified technology company serving customers and communities with innovative products and services. Each of our seven businesses has earned leading global market positions.

Celebrating 25 years: Ledalite creates lighting systems and technologies for commercial and institutional buildings around the world. Ledalite is committed to market-driven innovation, visual ergonomics and environmental sustainability

Established in 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Busby Perkins+Will is an integrated architecture, interiors, and planning firm recognized for its leadership with clients in Corporate + Commercial + Civic, Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education and Science + Technology. With more than 70 staff in the Vancouver office and the bench strength of 1,200 personnel in 22 offices worldwide, Busby Perkins+Will possesses a diverse range of skills and talents—from industrial design to large-scale master-planning—enabling the firm to take on a wide variety of project types. Busby Perkins+Will is considered one of North America's leading green practices with the largest portfolio of built green projects in Canada. The firm also researches, educates, and is heavily involved in the development of public policy and sustainability guidelines.

Morrison Hershfield is a multidisciplinary engineering and management firm. Engineering and design build services are provided to clients in the Transportation, Building, Life Sciences, Municipal, Utilities and Telecommunications sectors.

York Communications, a company of MMPC Expositions ULC, has evolved into Canada’s leading trade show and conference organizer in the fields of construction, energy, homebuilding, property management, and real estate.

Canada's largest building, property management and real estate events, Construct Canada, PM Expo, DesignTrends, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo, Concrete Canada and the Toronto Real Estate Forum, bringing together over 24,000 industry professionals to inform and educate about the latest products and services, innovations, and solutions.