CTBUH Research Seed Funding

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is pleased to announce a "Call for Proposals" for its 2012 International Research Seed Funding initiative - culminating with an award of US$20,000.

The goal of the seed funding is to assist researchers in developing projects/ideas to a level to secure additional, more significant, funding - in conjunction with the CTBUH. Research proposals should directly relate to the tall building typology and/or urban habitat, but can come from any topic/discipline - including but not limited to: architecture, construction, energy issues, energy harvesting, environmental engineering, facades, financial & cost issues, fire & life safety, geo-technics, humanities, infrastructure, interiors, maintenance & cleaning, materials, MEP engineering, policy making, resource management, seismic, social aspects, structural engineering, systems development, urban planning, vertical transportation, wind engineering, etc. There are no institutional or geographic restrictions.

The winning proposal will be recognized at the CTBUH 9th World Congress to be held in Shanghai, China from 19 - 21 September 2012.

Key Dates

• January 2012 - Initiative Formally Launched
• 15 May 2012 - Proposal Submission Deadline
• 30 June 2012 Winning Proposal Selected
• 20 September 2012 - Winning proposal recognized during the 2012 Shanghai 9th World Congress Dinner

Proposals are due by 18 May 2012 - submitted to research@ctbuh.org
To express your interest in participating, to discuss the suitability of your proposal in more detail, or to ask any questions, mail likewise.

Further Information:
www.ctbuh.org