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Project submission questionnaire

Project Name

Company

Year of Construction

Type of Use

Size (m²)

Location (City/Country)

Contact Name

Contact Email

Necessity

In a maximum of 150 words per criterion, please describe how your project aligns with the following principles:

How does this project address a real socio-environmental need?
Is the building truly needed beyond financial incentives?

Affordability

In a maximum of 150 words per criterion, please describe how your project aligns with the following principles:

What percentage of the target local users can access and benefit from the building?
How does affordability compare to the local context?

Simplicity and Appropriateness

How does the design balance necessary comfort with minimal technological dependency?
Does it challenge conventional overuse of technology?

Sufficiency and Efficiency

What are the measurable savings in cost, time, and energy? (e.g., x% energy savings)
How does it prioritize sufficiency and how does it compare to conventional alternatives?

Scalability

How easily can this project be integrated into existing local labor and material supply chains?
What adaptations were made to ensure feasibility in the local context?

Beauty

How does the design reflect local aesthetics, history, and cultural identity?
What materials and design elements were chosen to align with the local palette?

Unique Principles of Success

In a maximum of 1500 words, describe the unique principles that contributed to the success of this project. Consider design philosophy, innovative approaches, stakeholder involvement, and key decision- making processes.

Limitations

Please discuss the constraints and challenges of this project, and its scalability within different contexts and environments.

Supporting Materials

Please discuss the constraints and challenges of this project, and its
scalability within different contexts and environments.

5 high-quality photos (max. 50 MB)*

Site plan (max. 15 MB)

Additional relevant links or documents

Copyright Transfer | Confirmation of Authorship

Privacy

We hereby confirm the accuracy of the information provided above. We also confirm that we hold all usage and exploitation rights to the material provided. We make these available to the SHIFT project without any time or spatial limitations, as long as they are used within the scope of the SHIFT project. Furthermore, we confirm that the submission of the material does not violate any third-party rights and that these rights have been clarified in advance. We assure that we hold sole authorship of the submitted project and do not infringe upon any third-party copyright claims. We are liable for any claims or demands from third parties arising from the use of the image material or the site plans.