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.