Low Carbon Built Environment Challenge Program
Funds low-carbon construction technology efforts in Canada via NRC challenges, supporting better cement and concrete with measurable performance demonstrations.
The Low Carbon Built Environment Challenge Program is an NRC Challenge stream under CSTIP focused on cutting the carbon footprint of Canada’s construction sector. It backs work on low-carbon cement, concrete, and related construction materials, and it aligns with the country’s Roadmap to Net-Zero Carbon Concrete by 2050. The program can fund up to $500,000 per project on an annual call cycle. Projects are expected to be carried out by teams that include at least one academic collaborator, one industrial collaborator, and at least one NRC researcher. The work must reach TRL 8 or higher by completion, include independent testing of cement and concrete products, and include field trials or demonstration projects. The program suits teams that can show measured performance, durability, and deployment relevance rather than only laboratory promise. Strong proposals make the case that the material system can be verified outside the lab, that the consortium can execute quickly enough to finish by March 31, 2029, and that the project fills a real gap in concrete decarbonisation rather than offering a general materials study.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.