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As a result of its long experience of networking with leading architects, engineers and lighting designers, the Zumtobel Group knows that visionary solutions in architecture and urban planning can help reduce global energy consumption and at the same time improve the general quality of life.

Against the backdrop of the finite nature of natural resources and in order to live up to its own high standards, the Zumtobel Group has created the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. By doing so, the company is seeking to stimulate new developments and concepts in the built environment. At the same time, the Zumtobel Group considers the award as a challenge to boost the emphasis on sustainability and humanity across all its activities.

Objectives
The award is designed to honour sustainable solutions in architecture and engineering that make a pioneering contribution to the future quality of life. The objectives of the award are:

to address the current challenges and highlight the possibilities of sustainable architecture and urban planning
to identify and discuss the various requirements and interests related to sustainability and humanity in the built environment
to encourage current and future generations to engage actively in research into new sustainable perspectives and their implementation

Categories
The award is divided into two categories, covering built and realised projects on the one hand
and research and initiatives on the other. The categories are "Built Environment" and
"Research & Initiative".

Jury
A jury of internationally highly acclaimed experts with appropriate professional and academic backgrounds selects a laureate in each of the two categories mentioned above.

Award Ceremony
The official award ceremony 2010 will take place on 9 September 2010 at the Festspielhaus Bregenz in Austria.