CIC Start Online is in The Scottish Green List 2010 of the 20 top projects and initiatives for sustainable development

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Project aim

CIC Start Online aims to embed sustainable building design and refurbishment into practice. The project will assist Scottish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and test innovations at testing facilities of the project partners’ institutions.

Services

The project runs a scheme for joint industry/academic feasibility studies and a competition for free academic consultancy. An independent panel assesses applications submitted jointly by researchers and businesses for feasibility studies and applications submitted by businesses for academic consultancy.

CIC Start Online provides information on expertise available at the participating universities and a database of design solutions for sustainable refurbishment.

CIC Start Online offers free information on products and services for sustainable building design and refurbishmenton of the companies registered with the project, including contact details and a link to their website. Registration with the project is free.

Benefits

Scottish SMEs operating in construction sector are eligible to

promote products and services for sustainable building design and refurbishment on the CIC Start Online website > more
apply jointly with academics for feasibility studies to develop innovations for sustainable building design and refurbishment > more
apply for 10 days of free academic consultancy to make building products or processes more sustainable, test them at testing facilities at the partners’ institutions, showcase innovations at seminar/webinar/webcast and have guidelines for application of innovations published on the project website > more

Everyone interested in innovations for sustainable building design and refurbishment is able to:

access free a database of design solutions for sustainable refurbishment that will be published on the project website > more
attend seminars or watch webinars in real time and interact by sending email messages to speakers > more
download webcasts of seminars/webinars that they could not attend/watch > more
participate in three whole-day online thematic events at which they will be able to promote their products and services in a virtual exhibition space, watch or download webcasts related to the conference theme and network with the event participants whose contact details will be provided in a networking space > more
find information on expertise of academics at the participating universities related to low carbon built environment (LCBE) design and refurbishment > more
receive free monthly e-newsletter or access it on the project website > more
receive quarterly Innovation Review by email or access it on the project website > more
ask for information and advice on LCBE that will be provided by academics at the participating institutions

Partners

The project is led by Glasgow Caledonian University in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, Glasgow School of Art, Heriot Watt University, the Robert Gordon University, University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde Glasgow.

Funding