Research programme Green Building Innovation

Mission

The mission of the Green Building -Innovation research group (GBI) is to expand the realm of what is possible in architectural and urban terms, and to help guide the construction sector to a more sustainable future. GBI aims to be an excellent research group in the area of sustainable technology for the built environment, and to build a worldwide reputation for its science-based green innovation at various scale levels. For the building industry as well as for research funding institutes, the GBI group should be considered the foremost partner for research involving sustainability and innovation.

Vision

Society must undergo a transition towards an economy based on renewable or recyclable resources and a built environment that is largely self-sustaining. The greatest challenge lies in the alteration of existing areas: with 90% of the building stock of the near future already built, effective improvements can only be achieved by immediate action to improve entire regions, cities, districts, neighbourhoods, buildings and building elements.

In addition, the quest for research unison is deeply rooted in what we consider to be research that is relevant to future developments.

Objectives

GBI aims to continuously enhance its basic competences in order to promote the long-term intrinsic value of our area of science. For the medium-range viability of its research focus, GBI focuses on socially urgent themes which often straddle the boundaries of building technology – themes such as sustainability. For its short-term financial feasibility, GBI responds to the day-to-day demands of society and commerce for research in the fruitful area of building technology, wherever scientific challenges are involved.