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News Article / Jan 18, 2024

Reinventing the Build: Ottawa Citizen Covers Caivan + ABIC’s Bold Approach

Reinventing the Build: Ottawa Citizen Covers Caivan + ABIC’s Bold Approach

In a recent Ottawa Citizen article, Caivan Group co-founder and CEO Frank Cairo discussed how the company is using advanced manufacturing, AI, and generative design to build four to six homes a day in its Ottawa facility. The high-tech, waste-free process reduces costs and increases efficiency, supporting Caivan’s mission to make homeownership more accessible. “If we don’t transform how homes are built,” Frank said, “we’re headed for a cataclysmic environment.”

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News Article / Jan 18, 2024

The Globe and Mail features Caivan in a story on transforming homebuilding

The Globe and Mail features Caivan in a story on transforming homebuilding

Caivan Group co-founder and CEO Frank Cairo recently spoke to the The Globe and Mail about the technologies we’re using to transform the construction sector. We build four-to-six customized homes each day in our Ottawa plant using high-tech manufacturing techniques, proprietary AI-based software, and cloud-based computing. It’s part of a wholesale approach to homebuilding that leads to savings for our buyers. As Frank said, “The goal is always a faster built, more affordable, better-performing house.”

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Press Release / May 2025

i-Capstone: Future Cities Students Take on Real-World Urban Needs

i-Capstone: Future Cities Students Take on Real-World Urban Needs

Students in this year’s i-Capstone program teamed up across disciplines to take on complex municipal challenges—bringing insightful data, fresh ideas, and genuine heart to the table. The results were anything but ordinary.

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Press Release / May 2025

Highlights from the Future Cities Innovation Challenge

Highlights from the Future Cities Innovation Challenge

When students bring startup energy to city-building, real change starts to happen. The Future Cities Innovation Challenge—co-hosted by Velocity and the Future Cities Institute—sparked bold, student-led solutions in housing, AI, and mobility. The ideas were sharp, the impact real. Catch six standout moments here:

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Press Release / April 2024

Caivan and the University of Waterloo launch the Future Cities Institute

Caivan and the University of Waterloo launch the Future Cities Institute

Caivan is partnering with the University of Waterloo to launch The Future Cities Institute (FCI) with a transformational $10 million donation. FCI a will bring Waterloo’s applied science and software engineering expertise together with industry and government partners to solve the complex challenges facing urban spaces.

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