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Attract (Attractive and Sustainable Cities in Cold Climate)

Reference number
Coordinator Luleå tekniska universitet - Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser
Funding from Vinnova SEK 10 000 000
Project duration August 2012 - November 2014
Status Completed
Venture Challenge-driven innovation - Phase 2 Collaboration
Call Challenge-driven innovation - Stage 2 Collaboration (2012)

Important results from the project

Attract B was carried out in collaboration between 15 companies, two municipalities and some 40 researchers at Luleå University of Technology, who jointly developed innovative cross-sectoral goods and services for attractive living environments in cold climates, within four areas: - Attractive low-energy buildings in cold climate (WP2) - Attractive outdoor environment in cold climate (WP3) - Sustainable, integrated energy supply and sewerage systems in cold climate (WP4) and - Attractive and sustainable urban development in a cold climate (WP5).

Expected long term effects

To a large extent, we achieved more than what we considered from the start of the project. E.g., although we already from the beginning of Attract B intended to work on developing goods and services related to attractive low-energy buildings in cold climate, we had not initially predicted that the consortia cooperation would lead to the construction of the world´s northernmost passive house in subarctic climate. Attract B has been a flexible projects, where some deliverables were dropped and others were been added, all based on the participating municipalities´ and companies´ needs.

Approach and implementation

The work was conducted within four areas of identified needs, as identified by a workshop during Attract A: - Attractive low-energy buildings in cold climates (WP2) - Attractive outdoor environment in cold climates (WP3) - Sustainable, integrated energy supply and sewerage systems in cold climates (WP4) - Attractive and sustainable urban development in a cold climate (WP5). The work was carried out in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams, and was coordinated in part by a project management team (WP1: Innovation Process and Project Management) and in part by each WP leader.

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Last updated 25 November 2019

Reference number 2012-01161