NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

CoLab is a container of ideas and activities, a flexible space where individuals, families, practitioners, and citizens meet, participate, create, get informed, learn, grow, have fun, and share.
Co-Lab acts as a bridge between mental health specialistic services and the resources of the local community. It promotes mental health and psychosocial well-being by becoming from time to time an information and planning space, a listening desk, a meeting place, a training room or a workshop.

Val dl'Ert (in English 'Art Valley') is a public art park created by redeveloping an abandoned forested and haymaking area in the territory of San Martin de Tor in the Ladin Dolomites. From 2018 to today, the art park has grown to an extension of 25 hectares, with a network of paths stretching for over 3 km along which 23 artworks are exhibited in dialogue with the nature and history of the village and Val Badia. The park is freely open every day, at all times, in every season.

Coconat stands for Community and Concentrated work in Nature. ‘Inviting. Inspiring. Inventing Sustainable Stuff.’ is our purpose.
As an impact driven company we base our values on positive impact rather than capital growth. We do this through our innovative model of tourism, combining workation, coworking, coliving, and makerspace; as well as special rural development projects.
Coconat is a physical place, but also a fertile hub connected to a multitude of international and local networks.

ROJO is a project in a show format whose objective is to bring the figure of the person who migrates closer to the people of the first world. In this way, generate empathy towards those who come from abroad and help people who flee their countries to have a greater reception. RED is a work that can be represented to any audience regardless of their language or nationality, since it hardly uses the word and when it does use it, it does so in the language of the people present.

ecoPro – Driven by nature is the company behind the most ecofriendly surf traction pad in the market. By using one of the most sustainable material and a unique design, we are the first to produce a completely functional 97% biodigradable traction pad. This traction pad is made by 100% recycled cork agglomerate, which means is made from cork industry waste.

Rhapsody in West is a residential complex situated next to a busy highway. It is built in an area that not so long ago was named as one of the worst in the Netherlands, with a high volume of low quality social housing. Fears of gentrification could be averted by involving local residents in the process at an early stage. The result is an energy-neutral building cluster with different amenities that are available to all. The process has been a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire area.

The 3D printed Biodigital Clay Bricks are digitally designed following a reaction-diffusion and shortest path algorithms extracted from the hydrophilic nature of clay to guarantee the best mechanical properties and structural efficiency of these bricks with the minimum material consumption through controlled deposition-3D printing. They are the first durable and elastic clay bricks designed to provide niches for bio receptivity, thermal and acoustical insulation, and mechanical resistance.

Greenchild aspires to combine health and sustainable growth while preserving the natural habitat for future generations. The objective of the company is to cultivate Paulownia trees, which can absorb up to 90 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere, and to become a leading company in the field of cultivar development. The company attracts investors worldwide that are love nature and invites them to invest in the CO2 reduction. Over 80,000 trees were planted so far in 130 hectares.

Rijnvliet Edible Neighbourhood (REN) is a unique co-created neighbourhood that uses Nature-based Solutions to deal with global urban challenges. It breaks new ground in terms of accessible urban agriculture that gives identity to a new residential area with a school and various public spaces. The public space in the area is designed as an edible, educative food forest landscape and was developed and planted in close collaboration with local residents.

Envilop is an innovative prefabricated lightweight timber-based envelope. It is designed for low carbon renovations of larger public buildings. It replaces commonly used metal structures with timber elements and is designed for passive houses. Prefabrication allows for quick and clean replacement of the building envelope. Its first major implementation was on the complete renovation of a secondary school in Prague. The building achieved a zero energy standard, also thanks to the use of Envilop.