Grant: Technology Access Centre
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$454,421.00
Green Building Technology Access Centre
FY 2023-24
Summary
The Green Building Technologies Access Centre (GBTAC) at the Southern Alberta Institute ofTechnology in Calgary provides applied research and technical services to private sector partners and othersin the building and energy products and services industry in southern Alberta and western Canada ThisCentre was established in 2014, building on SAITs established capacity in green building technologies(GBT) including expertise, facilities, industry engagement, and research competence amassed since the GBTinitiative was launched here in 2008SAIT continues to be an ideal location for the GBT Access Centre The construction sector accounts fornearly 12 per cent of Alberta's $306 7 billion gross domestic product, with the building product and servicesindustry contributing $9 billion of this prosperity The vast majority of companies in this industry are smallto medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 50 employees Renewing the GBTAC for another fiveyears will continue to help strengthen the capacity of the regional innovation system by facilitating SMEaccess to leveraged funding, and provide partner SMEs, industry associations, governments andnon-governmental organizations with a local, accessible solution to innovation needs tied to the growinggreen building market Partners benefit from significant R&D infrastructure at the new GBT Lab andDemonstration Centre and in the other state-of-the-art labs in SAITs Applied Research and InnovationServices
Program
Technology Access Centre
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
452135-2019
Name nom
McInnis, Jamie J
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
454421
Program id
CTAC
Program name en
Technology Access Centre
Program name fr
Centre d'accès à la technologie
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
CTAC-2023
Committee name en
TAC Full Application Review Committee
Committee name fr
Comité d’évaluation ECAT demande complete
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Not available
Research subject en
Non disponible
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Application title
Green Building Technology Access Centre
Keyword
building materials; energy efficient; green building technology; net zero; residential construction; small commercial construction
Application summary
The Green Building Technologies Access Centre (GBTAC) at the Southern Alberta Institute ofTechnology in Calgary provides applied research and technical services to private sector partners and othersin the building and energy products and services industry in southern Alberta and western Canada ThisCentre was established in 2014, building on SAITs established capacity in green building technologies(GBT) including expertise, facilities, industry engagement, and research competence amassed since the GBTinitiative was launched here in 2008SAIT continues to be an ideal location for the GBT Access Centre The construction sector accounts fornearly 12 per cent of Alberta's $306 7 billion gross domestic product, with the building product and servicesindustry contributing $9 billion of this prosperity The vast majority of companies in this industry are smallto medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 50 employees Renewing the GBTAC for another fiveyears will continue to help strengthen the capacity of the regional innovation system by facilitating SMEaccess to leveraged funding, and provide partner SMEs, industry associations, governments andnon-governmental organizations with a local, accessible solution to innovation needs tied to the growinggreen building market Partners benefit from significant R&D infrastructure at the new GBT Lab andDemonstration Centre and in the other state-of-the-art labs in SAITs Applied Research and InnovationServices
