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Researching renewable building materials for a more sustainable Slovenia

The EU-funded InnoRenew Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Slovenia will foster research on the innovative and efficient use of renewable resources in building materials.

date:  28/03/2017

Project:  Renewable materials and healthy environm...

acronym:  InnoRenew CoE

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Slovenia is the third most-forested EU country and once had a strong and broad forest sector. However, it lags behind other countries in innovative use of sustainable renewable materials such as wood in the construction sector.

The EU-funded InnoRenew CoE aims to develop a business plan for a new centre of excellence that will address these shortcomings. Based on this business plan, a new institution – the InnoRenew CoE – will be funded. The new CoE will leverage Slovenia’s potential, accelerate science, and facilitate collaborations between industry and academia in Europe and beyond.

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