The INTBAU Grassroots Grants Programme, with a deadline of January 19, 2025, offers funding for projects that explore innovative ideas grounded in local responses to climate and context. The program focuses on various areas such as adapting vernacular housing to changing climates, analyzing traditional building materials, promoting the use of natural materials, supporting research dissemination at conferences, and enhancing storytelling of research findings.
Benefits include workshops on building techniques, online tutorials for youth groups, training events for community retrofit strategies, and apprenticeships in relevant construction techniques. INTBAU will provide small grants of up to £5000 to projects that show potential for positive impact on the future of the built environment.
Eligible projects could include constructing a community center with local materials, developing seismic-resistant school prototypes, experimenting with turf cladding, or building home extensions using biomaterials like straw or hempcrete. They are seeking proposals from researchers, designers, entrepreneurs, architects, start-ups, and small business owners that support building traditions worldwide to create better living spaces.
Evaluation criteria for phase II applicants will focus on the concept’s clarity in addressing built environment challenges, local relevance, the team’s capability, funding utilization, and the long-term impact potential. For more details, visit INTBAU’s website.
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