Twenty-eight new projects to digitize and transform the built environment
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Formas has made decisions in two different calls, both of which aim to create a more sustainable built environment. In total, 28 new projects have been granted a total of SEK 192 million. The projects cover a wide range, from the development of 3D-printed concrete elements to children's influence in urban planning.
The built environment sector faces major challenges linked to resource efficiency, climate impact and digitalization. To meet these challenges, Formas has launched two calls that also aim to strengthen collaboration between different actors and sectors. Both calls bring together projects that will build new knowledge and create conditions for structural changes in construction.
The two calls, Sustainable, circular and resource-efficient built environment and Smart Built Environment - Digital spatial planning in practice , have complemented and reinforced each other. Together, they have attracted projects with different focuses, such as organizing for circularity in the construction sector and digital transformation in the water and wastewater sector.
- The construction and management of existing buildings, facilities and infrastructure need to undergo major changes. The projects we are now funding are contributing to innovative research and practical solutions that can be useful here and now," says Research Secretary Josefin Thoresson.
By targeting the calls to different groups - interdisciplinary research constellations and collaborative projects involving actors from industry or the public sector - the projects can together address major structural challenges in the built environment.
- This is a significant investment to drive development towards a more sustainable built environment. The funded projects strengthen both the research and innovation system and create opportunities for collaboration and innovation," says Anna Hult, Acting Head of Department for Spatial Planning.
About the calls
Sustainable, Circular and Resource Efficient Built Environment focuses on building long-term knowledge and skills to promote circularity and resource efficiency in the construction sector. The call takes place within the framework of the national research program for sustainable spatial planning. See the list of funded projects on the call page:
Smart Built Environment - Digital built environment in practice, aims to accelerate digitization and create concrete solutions for a more sustainable built environment. Smart Built Environment is one of 17 strategic innovation programs that have support within the framework of strategic innovation areas, a joint initiative between the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova. See the list of funded projects on the call page: