JOIN THE COMPETITION

The Healthy Buildings Design Competition offers students a unique opportunity for learning, taking theory and putting it into practice, and doing so through a real case study. Students working on the project will be challenged to use their innovation capacity, and their ability to design a healthy and high-performing renovation of an existing primary school. The projects shall be developed by multidisciplinary teams, giving the students the opportunity to learn not only about technical issues but also about teamwork, communication skills, health, sustainability, and socio-economic aspects to ensure the viability of their project, and of their futures in the clean-energy workforce.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The competition is open to any team provided the following conditions are met:

  • At least three students shall compose the team.
  • At least one of the team members must be attending a university in a REHVA member country, see HERE.
  • All team members must be enrolled at a post-secondary educational institution (e.g., college, university, etc.) at least during the competition period, September 2024 throughout February 2025.

HBDB25 encourages the participation of multi-disciplinary teams that consist of students of different backgrounds (e.g., architecture, building physics, HVAC technology, environmental sciences, etc.). Teams can include a maximum of 2 non-student supervisors who can only operate in an advisory or coaching capacity.

REGISTRATION

Teams can register by filling out the following registration form before 14 October 2024.

REGISTER

Each Team must provide contact information for the Designated Lead Person(s) and must keep the contact information updated through the duration of the project. If a Team changes the Designated Lead Person(s), the Team shall ensure that updated contact information is provided to the HBDC25 Organisation via email.

The HBDC25 is intended to be a primarily student-run project. It is highly recommended to fill the Designated Lead Person(s) positions with students.

A confirmation email will be sent with an Identification Code (ID Code) to be used in all submissions.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

HBC25 Application submissions must adhere to the HBDC25 Application. Content and requirements, which will be made available to Teams upon registration teams.

Ineligible applications will be promptly rejected by REHVA, and such submissions will not undergo review or consideration. The Contact Person specified in the Registration will receive a notification letter via email, clearly outlining the grounds for the application's rejection.

NOMINEE SHORTLIST SELECTION

A shortlist of nominated Teams will be selected by a jury appointed by the HBDC25 Organisation before 28 April 2025. A delegation of each nominated Team is invited to attend in-person the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress in Milan (Italy) from June 4th to 6th, 2025 to defend their proposal. The same jury will appoint the winning Team, who will be publicly announced during the REHVA HVAC World Congress.

The HBDC25 Organisation will cover the cost of a maximum of two team members from the nominated Teams to 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, as well as up to three nights of hotel accommodation. Travel costs to and from Milan are not covered.