NOVA Innovation Competition 2012 :: Competition Overview

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Build your start-up’s potential...compete in THE leading Habitat innovation competition.

Win a chance to pitch your innovative business to the senior leadership team of Saint-Gobain. Compete LIVE at Greenbuild 2012 in a fast pitch/speed dating format. Saint-Gobain offers public recognition, cash prizes, and the power of a partnership with the world’s largest building materials company.

Saint-Gobain is proud to announce that the NOVA Innovation Competition is being presented in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council's Northern California Chapter.

Start-ups in the following areas are encouraged to apply:

Construction Materials that improve comfort, efficiency
and safety, and lower housing costs.
[Green materials, built-in solar power, thermal and acoustic insulation, prefabricated solutions and systems, ventilation and air quality, water purification and management, functional materials such as antimicrobial and self-cleaning, etc.]

Energy with a focus on sustainable approaches
and next-generation technology.
[2nd and 3rd generation photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, catalysis, energy storage and conversion solutions, etc.]

Clean Technologies for customers or processes.
[Biomass, biopolymers, gas separation, exhaust gas processing, recycling technologies, etc.]

Lighting and Display technologies for energy efficiency, design innovation and new applications.
[Transparent electrodes, substrates and active layers for LEDs, encapsulation of OLED devices, lighting solutions incorporated into building materials, natural lighting technologies, etc.]

Services for the Construction Industry
to help envision and build the future.
[Software or Internet solutions for craftsmen, renewable energy installation,
renovation and energy performance, etc.]

Advanced Materials that push the boundaries of materials science for high-performance applications.
[Ceramics, crystals, innovative glass and plastics, etc.]