4-Part Workshop Series: Multi-Solving Capital Projects: Building Sustainability, Climate Resilience, and Equity Outcomes into Procurement
Communities throughout Canada are grappling with aging infrastructure, a housing crisis, and rising climate change risks — all driving an urgent need for comprehensive capital infrastructure investment, even as they're tasked with accommodating unprecedented growth.
These challenges also present an opportunity. According to FCMi, every $1 Billion invested by Canadian communities in infrastructure generates $1.6B in economic growth and 18,000 jobs. Municipalities can leverage their investment power to deliver what the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) calls "multi-solving" capital projects — an approach echoed by federal and provincial funders seeking "Best Value" for Canadians. This concept has shifted over the last 60 years from a narrow focus on technical compliance and lowest cost to a broader approach supporting community socio-economic and environmental outcomes such as equity, carbon reductions, climate resilience, and biodiversity.
While commonly supported in principle and sometimes embedded in municipal procurement bylaws, capital infrastructure delivery departments can feel disconnected from, or unsure how to implement, these broader policy directions on their next project.
The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and CRI are offering a 4-part workshop series* (FREE for public sector / municipalities) to introduce decision-support resources and tools to help communities procure higher-performing, "multi-solving" capital projects that advance strategic community objectives.
Join Live or Access Recordings!
Join Live or Online Independently. Joining partway through the series – no problem!
To allow maximum flexibility for busy staff, the content is presented over a series of four sessions. The four sessions are designed as a series and ideally can all be completed in sequence, but sessions can also be viewed independently online after the fact for those that missed one or who are joining the live series partway through. At the end of the workshop series, participants will receive a Procurement Checklist that offers them a roadmap of considerations for integrating sustainability, climate resilience, and equity into their capital project procurement.
FREE for Public Sector, Indigenous, and Non-Profit organizations
Private Sector free for session 1, $75 for sessions 2-4
Who Should Attend?
- Elected Officials (Workshop ‘Part 1’ recommended)
- CAOs, Departmental Managers
- Municipal Project Managers
- Sustainability and Climate Resilience staff
- Staff involved with capital projects which might include (or equivalent to): Procurement, Capital Works, Engineering, Public Works, Waste, Water/Wastewater, Transportation, Parks; Engagement, Indigenous Relations, etc.
REGISTER below to join live or to receive online recordings.
| Date | Time | Sessions (Learning Outcomes) | Public Sector | Private Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Sep 29, 2026 | 12-1PM ET | Multi-solving Capital Projects - Part 1: Leveraging Procurement for Multi-Solving Capital Project Outcomes | Free Registration | Free Registration |
| Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 | 12-1PM ET | Multi-solving Capital Projects - Part 2: Building Sustainability and Envision® into Capital Project Procurement | ||
| Tuesday Nov 3, 2026 | 12-1PM ET | Multi-solving Capital Projects - Part 3: Building Climate Resilience and PIEVC into Capital Project Procurement | $75 Registration | |
| Tuesday Nov 17, 2026 | 12-1PM ET | Multi-solving Capital Projects - Part 4: Building Equity into Capital Project Procurement |
*This training is supported by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund (FCM’s GMF) under the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) capacity building program, which is funded by the Government of Canada.
Also Join the Upcoming Virtual Envision and PIEVC Courses!
To learn more about some of the tools featured in the workshop series, consider joining us for a unique training opportunity on the Envision® Sustainable Infrastructure Framework and Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol!
This virtual, facilitated training is for public owners, design professionals, contractors, and others with the intent to plan and build capital infrastructure projects that embed sustainability and climate resilience outcomes. This training prepares participants for the ENV SP credential exam, and you’ll earn credit towards climate resilient infrastructure credentials through CRI.
- Envision Sustainability Professional Credential Training | November 24-25, 2026, 12-3:30 ET
- PIEVC Protocol Training Course | December 1-2, 2026, 12-3:30 ET
Questions? Please contact AssetAdapt@csce.ca
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*AssetAdapt+ Cohort is carried out with funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund and the Government of Canada
