Henry Vehovec Kicks Off Engineering Science Education Conference

Henry Vehovec with University of Toronto Engineering Science students, 2010.

On January 15, 2010, Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec spoke to 250 students and faculty on the topic Energy Systems Design kicking off the 2010 University of Toronto Engineering Science Education Conference. Hilary Inyang, originally scheduled to speak was unable to travel to Toronto. Prof Hilary [...]

White Paper re. Carbon Offset Benefits of Telepresence and Videoconferencing

Will your videoconferencing save this glacier?

Several weeks ago Mindfirst was engaged to produce a white paper articulating and discussing the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of virtual meetings, i.e. high-defintion (HD) telepresence and videoconferencing. In an era where managements are looking to both cut costs and improve efficiency through collaboration any collateral benefits that could [...]

Innovative Air Solutions Celebrates Green Energy Act Projects

Innovative Air Solutions and Mindfirst team members celebrate latest project. Left to right: Craig, Nicole, Rob, Geoff, Andrew and Henry.

Innovative Air Solutions (IAS) has been providing renewable energy solutions for buildings using combinations of geothermal, LED lighting, solar and wind technologies in Ontario and British Columbia since 2006. Founded by design, construction and manufacturing professionals [...]

Managed IT Services Allow Companies to Focus on Core Competencies

Recent projects at Mindfirst Inc. have exposed us to the benefits of managed IT services. What exactly are managed services? In this case, we are referring to the practice of outsourcing key aspects of a small or medium sized (SME) company’s information technology infrastructure. Essentially managed services offload the burden of maintaining internal systems to a [...]

Mindfirst President on Panel at Innovator Idol Event

Innovator Idol, the tenth and final installment of the “Growing Your Business” breakfast sessions presented by the Research Innovation Commercialization (RIC) Centre and Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA), was held this week at the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus. The event was inspired by the popular television show American Idol where ‘contestants’ [...]

REGEN Energy and Mindfirst Study International Applications and Markets

REGEN Energy's Chris Beaver demonstrates EnviroGrid Controllers to Nikhil Venugopal (left) and Sudhanshu Chopra (right). Photo by Henry Vehovec.

Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec and REGEN Energy Executive Vice President Chris Beaver today kicked off a study examining potential for REGEN Energy products in various international markets. REGEN Energy™, is a Canadian provider of swarm logic-based [...]