On April 26 and 27, 2005, the Town of Cornwall, PEI held a two-day Design Charrette for a new town hall.  Organizational assistance was provided by SBC and key funding support came from Natural Resources Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Geothermal Coalition, Cement Association of Canada – Atlantic Region, and ADI Engineering.

The event attracted 22 participants, representing architects, engineers, planners, town representatives and a variety of technology specialists.  Each team consisted of approximately 10 core members, with floating experts circulating among the teams.