Nordic Green NanoConstruction

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Nordic Green NanoCon(struction)

• Purpose
• To establish an internationally leading Nordic
  platform for the analysis and promotion of
  nanorelated eco-innovation in construction
• Other NIC areas
• NIC Micro- and NanoTechnology area
• Innovative construction

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Organisation

• 3 Nordic innovation researchers innovation
  analyses
• Maj Munch Andersen, Risoe National Laboratory.
  (DK).
• Christopher Palmberg (ETLAtieto), subsidiary of
  the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
  (SF).
• Björn Sandén, Chalmers University of Technology
  (S).
• 3 nanoorganisations - dissemination
• NaNet (Danish) Network Coordinator Morten
  Bøgedal.
• FinNano (Finnish) Programme director Pekka
  Koponen, Spinverse Consulting.
• Nano Øresund (Swedish/Danish) Programme manager
  Mattias Dinnetz.
• A number of companies - cases

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4 Project goals

• 1. To provide new insights on nanorelated
  eco-innovation as a competitive strategy in
  Nordic construction companies
• 2. To identify Nordic key competencies and
  synergies
• 3. To suggest policies for strengthening Nordic
  synergies and collaboration
• 4. To create a Nordic platform for linking
  actors, pool and communicate information

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The theme user driven innovation
Information problems
The needs of the construction industry
The nanotechnological (eco-) opportunities

• Low tech industry
• low innovative capacity
• eco-efficiency demands

• High technology (science)
• early commercialization
• generic
• wide technology platform

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Nanotechnological areas

• Nanostructured materials
• Nanostructured surfaces
• Nanooptics
• Nanosensors
• Integrated energyproduction (solar cells and fuel
  cells)
• Smart eco-efficient housing (4C Clean clever
  and competitive Construction)

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Research themes

• Strategizing in Nordic construction and nano
  companies
• Clusters and synergies in the Nordic innovation
  systems
• Policy regime analysis
• Hypothesis
• Nordic countries have an early mover advantage in
  energy/eco-efficient housing and high synergy
  opportunities fairly high standing in
  nanotecnology - niche opportunity?
• but other countries are moving in, energy
  efficiency high on the international agenda

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Relations to existing Nordic projects

• Denmark
• - NanoByg, (2006-2007) investigating into
  opportunities for nanoinnovation within the
  Danish construction sector
• - "Green Technology Foresight. Nanotechnology
  development in Denmark environmental
  opportunities and Risks". (2004-2005)
• Finland
• - Nanotechnology and the Renewal of Finnish
  Industry (2006-2007). Nanoinnovation study.
• Sweden
• - NanoRobust (Mistra project), (2006-2009),
  Societal aspects of nanotechnology
• Activities of Nordic nanoorganisations

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Relations to international research projects

• Nanodistrict2, (2006-2007) FP6, regional nano
  innovation in the EU
• Green Markets and Cleaner Technologies Leading
  Nordic Innovation and Technological Potential for
  Future Markets (2006-2007)
• SCORE (2005-2007) FP6 on Sustainable Consumption
  and Production
• Measuring Eco-innovation, FP6
• Collaboration on eco-innovation and transitions,
  FP6

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NanoByg
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Deliverables

• A Concise policy paper
• Nordic Nano Conference (co-financed by NIC).
  Time Sometime 2008
• Organising two sessions
• One joint scientific article in important
  international journal
• A dissemination platform
• A basis for new applications in the
  nano-construction and eco-innovation area