Home
Home
    • Home
    • About us
      • About CTAC
      • Organization
      • Regulation
    • People
      • Members
      • Positions available
    • Research
      • Vision
      • Research Areas
        • Construction Materials and Technologies
        • Hydraulics and Environment
        • Territory
      • Research projects
      • Research Projects 2013-2018
    • Facilities
      • Construction Materials and Technologies
      • Hydraulics and Environment
      • Territory
    • Publications
      • All
      • Books
      • Book Chapters
      • Papers in Scientific Journals
      • Conference Comunications
      • PhD Thesis
      • Masters Thesis
      • Journal
    • Education
      • Doctoral Programme Infrarisk
      • Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering
      • Doctoral Programme in Eco Construction and Rehabilitation
      • Doctoral Programme of Solid Waste Management and Treatment
      • International Doctorate in Sustainable Built Environment
        • International Doctorate in Sustainable Built Environment
      • Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
      • Master's Degree in Sustainable Built Environment
      • Master's Degree in Urban Engineering
      • Master´s Degree in Sustainable Construction and Rehabilitation
    • Partners
    • Events
    • News
    • SITAC
    Filter

    Publications

    Papers in International JournalsChapters/ Papers in International BooksChapters/ Papers in National BooksCommunications in International ConferencesCommunications in National ConferencesMSc ThesesBooksProceedingsPatentsTechnical/ Scientific ReportsPhD Theses
    @inbook {2287,
    	title = {Introduction to start-up creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment},
    	booktitle = {Start-Up Creation: The Smart Eco-Efficient Built Environment},
    	volume = {1},
    	year = {2016},
    	note = {

    Pacheco-Torgal

    }, month = {2016-05-23 00:00:00}, pages = {1-17}, publisher = {Elsevier}, organization = {Elsevier}, edition = {1}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

    Start-up creation is the most distinctive feature of the entrepreneurial knowledge-based economy. It is also essential for economic growth that is needed in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis and especially important in the context of young graduates{\textquoteright} high unemployment rates, which are expected to increase in the next decades. This chapter briefly reviews historic facts on entrepreneurship and on the evolution of the university role from the preservation and dissemination of knowledge (teaching), to knowledge generation (research), and more recently to economic and social development that categorizes the entrepreneurial university. It summarizes studies concerning the discussion on the different university technology transfer rates. Dynamics of start-up creation are briefly reviewed. The importance of start-up creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment is highlighted. An outline of the book is included.

    }, keywords = {Biotechnology, Eco-efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Nanotechnology, Smart-built environment, Spinoff, Start-up}, issn = {9780081005460}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-08-100546-0.00001-7}, url = {http://store.elsevier.com/Start-Up-Creation/isbn-9780081005460/}, author = {Pacheco-Torgal, F.} }

    About CTAC

    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

    Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more


    Watch the CTAC Institutional Video

    Journal

    Research Areas of Competence

    Construction Materials and Technologies
    Hydraulics and Environment
    Territory

    News

    Contact us

    Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
    Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
    Campus de Azurém
    4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal

    Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
    Fax: + 351 253 510 217

    Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt


    Copyright 2014 CTAC Research Group in Territory, Environment and Construction
    Website Credits