Biomore
This project creates, synthesizes, and disseminates new knowledge for society, academia, and industry on how increased biomass demands can be met while improving the overall land use sustainability.
Research
The department of Ecotechnology and Sustainable Building Engineering does research on sustainable development which is an important issue for authorities, copmaies and organzations in our region.
We are researching ecotechnology and environmental science and deal with interdisciplinary study of human societies in interaction with nature. We place special emphasis on the development of new systems for long-term sustainable development of new systems for long-term sustainable use of natural resources
Ongoing Research Projects
BioRem Fiber
Within the BioRem Fiber research project, the goal is to develop market-adapted environmental technology to clean up fiber banks along the coast of Västernorrland with the help of fungi, plants and...
ECWA-NOR
The ECWA-NOR project aim to ensure the quality of our water bodys through analysis and tracking of the E.coli bacteria and eDNA.
Foodtech
In a sustainable world, we need to change our food industry and find alternative ways of producing, consuming and communicating food.
FORIC - Forest as a Resource Industrial College
FORIC is our industrial research school for PhD students. FORIC's full name is Forest as a Resource Industrial Research College. The research school is funded by Knowledge Foundation and we coopera...
Industrial symbiosis for competitive food production in Härnösand
The municipality of Härnösand make investments in promoting development for companies, not at least in food industry. For several years, the municipality are working on the establishment and...
Mistra Sport and Outdoors
Mistra Sport & Outdoors is a Swedish research and collaboration programme aiming to generate knowledge and solutions to increase sustainability in sport and outdoor recreation.
Multifunctional landscapes
This project developed new solutions for meeting increased demands of biomass for food, energy, and other biobased products, at the same time as conditions for biodiversity and multiple ecosystem...
Smart land use for green growth
This pre-study aims to investigate opportunities for regional stakeholders to conduct “smarter” land-use, with higher profitability and lower environmental impact, based on new technology and found...
Transforming cities and towns to sustainable food systems through urban gardening
This research project focuses on barriers and possibilities for increased community gardening in small and medium-sized towns in Sweden. We particularly explore the potential of using community...