National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of
Polar Programs hopes to save resources and funds by incorporating
sustainable designs into three unique laboratories located in Antarctica.
NSF faces a unique challenge as it attempts to maintain sustainability
in a harsh environment where all resources must be generated, consumed,
and disposed of by the users. NSF has a number of design options
planned for incorporation into these facilities with hopes of garnering
cost savings that will be directed back to the true heart of the
organization: the research.
The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates National
Science Foundation funding for basic research and operational support
in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The funds are provided as NSF grants
to institutions (mainly U.S. universities), whose scientists perform
the research at the institutions or in a polar region, and as cooperative
agreements or contracts to support organizations including contractors
and the U.S. military. For more on this partner, please visit www.nsf.gov/od/opp/.
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