With funding available of up to €54,603 (SEK 500,000), academic submissions are now being invited for pre-studies or similar projects that support the aims of the Volvo Construction Equipment-hosted Construction Climate Challenge. A global initiative, Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) submissions are encouraged from all continents and people associated with universities, research institutes and similar organisations, with pre-studies being supported with funding over a period of nine months. The CC
With funding available of up to €54,603 (SEK 500,000), academic submissions are now being invited for pre-studies or similar projects that support the aims of the Volvo Construction Equipment-hosted Construction Climate Challenge.
A global initiative, Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) submissions are encouraged from all continents and people associated with universities, research institutes and similar organisations, with pre-studies being supported with funding over a period of nine months.
The CCC aims is to drive sustainability throughout the construction industry value chain by creating a dialogue with industry, academics and politicians. The first CCC step involves consolidating existing research on environmental management, identifying research that still needs to be carried out and making this information readily available to the wider industry.
Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Energy efficiency; Enablers for change and innovation; Circular business model research; and Emerging sustainable technologies. The closing date for applications for a pre-study grant is 25 August 2014.
Applications should be maximum of four pages in length and include: study background, problem description, expected results, societal impact and budget.
The funded pre-studies will be officially announced in conjunction with the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante, Spain, on October 8 2014. Those receiving grants will be notified before September 10 2014. The funded pre-studies are to submit progress reports to the CCC every two months, culminating in a final report at the end of the pre-study. Successful pre-study teams are also required to attend and present their results at the CCC Summit, to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in conjunction with the final stop of the Volvo Ocean Race, on 24-25 June 2015.
Applications should be sent to
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