Event purpose
As we work towards a sustainable urban future, there is a blossoming of urbantech startups. And greater focus from both companies and governments on green transitions research. Everyone wants action here and now. At the same time, industrial research and entrepreneurship share similar challenges, particularly regarding innovation, communication, and implementation. Could researchers and startups help each other to make solutions actionable?
One way to increase actionability is through collaboration. That is easier said than done. For this reason, we decided to bring together founders with a research background and researchers from the BLOXHUB Science Forum Smart City cohort to discuss: ‘How can collaboration between research and the startup scene improve actionability in the built environment?’
The Actionable Urbanism Roundtable Discussion in collaboration with the BLOXHUB Science Forum.
Watch the event recording
Resources shared
- Open Entrepreneurship – a network helping turn research into spinouts
- BLOXHUB videos around Industrial Research with Henning Larsen and Company collaborations in the construction industry
- 3XN/GXN – 3XN is an architecture firm, and GXN is their research department.
- On creating a common language – Stine Ilum has conducted some amazing research
- Networks aiming to create a community – a common voice in ensuring an increase applied research in the industry
- AEC Hackathon at BLOXHUB and read our top tips from last year’s hackathon.
- Innovation to Market – Support for Danish startups to enter the market
- Explore even more resources from our various Q&As
Where is the best place to prototype and experiment/learn about how to design and build buildings for the future and design for occupants/learn about their experience?
- DTU – Indoor climate chamber
- Aarhus University – Daylight lab
- HSB Living Lab
- ZAE Bayern
- Notabek INEF
- Station
What is your favourite podcast / journal etc. where you would like to read more about Actionable Urbanism?
If anyone is interested in taking a look at the BLOX book that was given away to the audience, the link to the PDF is in the margin here: https://realdania.dk/publikationer/faglige-publikationer/blox-uk
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