Welcome to the Research Chair INFRA-S website !
The Chair INFRA-S on social value of infrastructures was founded on February 28, 2023 by the Board of Directors of UQAM. The Chair INFRA-S offers a pragmatic approach, multidisciplinary and co-construction of knowledge in order to:
• Enlighten key actors of the infrastructure ecosystem on the ways to meet social challenges and;
• Empower these key actors with tools to integrate best practices that support social value of infrastructures and more responsible governance, to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment.
The Chair is in line with the objectives of UQAM and ESG, which aim to promote collaborative research, the development of governance and a sustainable living environment.
- A New SSHRC Grant for the Research Chair INFRA-SThe Research Chair INFRA-S is pleased to announce the receipt of a $24,999 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for the project: “Advancing Measurable Social Equity Outcomes in Sustainable Infrastructure” This project is led in particular by Sara Rankohi, Nathalie Drouin, and Alejandro Romero-Torres, in collaboration with academic partners, and marks the first joint… Read more: A New SSHRC Grant for the Research Chair INFRA-S
- The Research Chair INFRA-S represented at the IRNOP Conference 2026The Research Chair INFRA-S warmly congratulates Seyyedeh Zahra Naseri on the acceptance of her scientific paper entitled “Twenty-five years of social housing projects through the lens of social sustainability: a systematic literature review”, which will be presented at the upcoming edition of the IRNOP Conference, to be held in Delft from June 3 to 5, 2026. Co-written in collaboration with Nathalie Drouin,… Read more: The Research Chair INFRA-S represented at the IRNOP Conference 2026
- When Mobility Becomes a Societal ProjectAs part of the Symposium organized by PMI Montréal, Professor Nathalie Drouin led the panel “When Mobility Becomes a Societal Project.” The discussion brought together Renée Amilcar (Mobilité Infra Québec) and Philippe Batani (CDPQ Infra) to explore mobility as a driver of territorial, economic, and societal transformation. The exchanges highlighted the importance of making bold decisions, establishing… Read more: When Mobility Becomes a Societal Project
