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oRenew
CoE
-‐
Renewable
Materials
and
Healthy
Environments
Research
and
Innovation
Centre
of
Excellence
Andreja
Kutnar1,
Michael
Burnard2,
Matthew
Schwarzkopf3,
Črtomir
Tavzes4
1
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
University
of
Primorska,
Faculty
of
Mathematics,
Natural
Sciences
and
Information
Technology.
Glagoljaška
8,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
andreja.kutnar@upr.si
2
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
michael.burnard@iam.upr.si
3
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
matthew.schwarzkopf@iam.upr.si
4
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
crtomir.tavzes@famnit.upr.si
Keywords:
Renewable
materials,
built
environment,
human
well-‐being,
innovation,
living
laboratories,
ergonomic
design
A
consortium
lead
by
the
University
of
Primorska
was
awarded
a
grant
by
the
European
Commission
under
the
Horizon
2020
Widespread
2015
Teaming
grant
instrument
to
develop
a
Center
of
Excellence
in
cooperation
with
an
advanced
partner
from
a
high
performing
and
complementary
institute
elsewhere
in
Europe.
The
purpose
of
the
grant
is
to
increase
innovation
excellence
in
Europe
in
general,
especially
in
member
states
underperforming
in
innovation.
The
advanced
partner,
the
Fraunhofer
Institute
for
Wood
Research
–
Wilhelm-‐Klauditz-‐Institut,
serves
as
a
“tutor”
to
support
the
development
of
the
new
Center.
Seven
other
Slovenian
institutes
and
research
groups
are
part
of
the
consortium
that
will
develop
the
new
Renewable
materials
and
healthy
environments
research
and
innovation
centre
of
excellence
(InnoRenew
CoE).
This
partnership
brings
together
expertise
from
a
wide
variety
of
disciplines
including
health,
information
technology
and
computing,
engineering,
construction,
urban
development,
renewable
material
use
and
management,
and
sustainability.
The
InnoRenew
CoE
will
built
upon
the
group’s
diverse
expertise
to
bring
Slovenia
to
the
forefront
of
the
European
construction
and
renewable
materials
sectors
by
developing
new,
smart,
sustainable
and
modern
built
environments
for
all
generations.
The
new
CoE
will
pursue
original
research,
provide
research,
34
CoE
-‐
Renewable
Materials
and
Healthy
Environments
Research
and
Innovation
Centre
of
Excellence
Andreja
Kutnar1,
Michael
Burnard2,
Matthew
Schwarzkopf3,
Črtomir
Tavzes4
1
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
University
of
Primorska,
Faculty
of
Mathematics,
Natural
Sciences
and
Information
Technology.
Glagoljaška
8,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
andreja.kutnar@upr.si
2
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
michael.burnard@iam.upr.si
3
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
matthew.schwarzkopf@iam.upr.si
4
University
of
Primorska,
Andrej
Marušič
Institute,
Muzejski
trg
2,
6000-‐Koper,
Slovenia.
crtomir.tavzes@famnit.upr.si
Keywords:
Renewable
materials,
built
environment,
human
well-‐being,
innovation,
living
laboratories,
ergonomic
design
A
consortium
lead
by
the
University
of
Primorska
was
awarded
a
grant
by
the
European
Commission
under
the
Horizon
2020
Widespread
2015
Teaming
grant
instrument
to
develop
a
Center
of
Excellence
in
cooperation
with
an
advanced
partner
from
a
high
performing
and
complementary
institute
elsewhere
in
Europe.
The
purpose
of
the
grant
is
to
increase
innovation
excellence
in
Europe
in
general,
especially
in
member
states
underperforming
in
innovation.
The
advanced
partner,
the
Fraunhofer
Institute
for
Wood
Research
–
Wilhelm-‐Klauditz-‐Institut,
serves
as
a
“tutor”
to
support
the
development
of
the
new
Center.
Seven
other
Slovenian
institutes
and
research
groups
are
part
of
the
consortium
that
will
develop
the
new
Renewable
materials
and
healthy
environments
research
and
innovation
centre
of
excellence
(InnoRenew
CoE).
This
partnership
brings
together
expertise
from
a
wide
variety
of
disciplines
including
health,
information
technology
and
computing,
engineering,
construction,
urban
development,
renewable
material
use
and
management,
and
sustainability.
The
InnoRenew
CoE
will
built
upon
the
group’s
diverse
expertise
to
bring
Slovenia
to
the
forefront
of
the
European
construction
and
renewable
materials
sectors
by
developing
new,
smart,
sustainable
and
modern
built
environments
for
all
generations.
The
new
CoE
will
pursue
original
research,
provide
research,
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