Cluster 5: Climate, Energy, and Mobility - Built4People Partnership

The call “Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use” opened September 16, 2024; the deadline for submission of proposals to Horizon Europe is February 4, 2025.

University of Manitoba teams planning to submit to this intake would best benefit from contacting Major Projects Office (MPO) at the first opportunity during planning.

Industrialization of sustainable and circular deep renovation workflows - Built4People Partnership
Program Code: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-01
Program Type: Innovation Action
Research Areas: Innovative approaches for industrialized deep circular renovation, reduction of waste, cost & time required, prefabrication, digital tools, innovative business models, demonstration required.
Total Funding Available: $24M CAD for 2 grants.

Robotics and other automated solutions for construction, renovation and maintenance in a sustainable built environment - Built4People Partnership
Program Code: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-02
Program Type: Research & Innovation Action
Research Areas: Reduction of construction & renovation (including surveying, inspection, monitoring) time, cost, waste, errors, GHG emissions, environmental impact; increased efficiency & safety. Using automation (robotics, 3D printing, etc.).
Total Funding Available: $12M CAD for 2 grants.

BIM-based processes and digital twins for facilitating and optimizing circular energy renovation - Built4People PartnershipProgram Code: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-03
Program Type: Innovation Action
Research Areas: Reduction of construction & renovation time and cost; material reuse; improved building performance; using building information modelling & digital twins. Demonstration required covering at least 2 different countries/climates.
Total Funding Available: $12M CAD for 2 grants.

Design for adaptability, re-use and deconstruction of buildings, in line with the principles of circular economy - Built4People Partnership
Program Code: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-04
Program Type: Research & Innovation Action
Research Areas: Validate construction and renovation solutions that facilitate adaptability, re-use, and deconstruction, innovative CO2 storing or lower emission materials; minimize negative impacts. SSH involvement required. Validation in at least two countries/climates.
Total Funding Available: $12M CAD for 2 grants.

Digital solutions to foster participative design, planning and management of buildings, neighbourhoods and urban districts - Built4People Partnership
Program Code: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-05
Program Type: Innovation Action
Research Areas: Digital solutions that facilitate participative design and planning through visualization, analysis and engagement with data that is relevant to building users & citizens in the surrounding urban area; model different scenarios for to-be-renovated buildings, neighbourhoods. Demonstration, SSH involvement.
Total Funding Available: $15M CAD for 2 grants.