A new website allows visitors to take a step-by-step guided tour through a physical home using only a cell phone, tablet or desktop computer. 

Stand 47 is an award-winning concept house co-developed by Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading producer of contemporary building technology. The home was built to physically demonstrate the considerable benefits of building with state of the art building materials and systems, rather than with more traditional materials like bricks and mortar.

Saint-Gobain has launched the NOVA Competition 2015.

Open to start-up companies aspiring to develop innovative solutions in energy efficiency, advanced materials and environmental sustainability, the competition offers prizes totalling $100,000 for the companies developing the most exciting innovations.

The competition, in its 5th year, was launched in conjunction with Saint-Gobain’s 350th anniversary launch, attended by Javier Gimeno, Saint-Gobain General Delegate for Asia-Pacific, Didier Roux, Vice President, R&D and Innovation for the Saint-Gobain Group, and Muthu Jeevanantham, Director of Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai.

Beyond funding, the NOVA team will also evaluate all of the finalists for potential partnerships in November.

For more information, visit https://www.nova-saint-gobain.com/en/ and get your entries in!

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