tbw research GesmbH

tbw research GesmbH — branded as "the better way research" — is an Austrian non-profit research and consulting company. Its stated mission is to "create knowledge, take responsibility, shape the future" (Wissen schaffen. Verantwortung übernehmen. Zukunft gestalten.) and to conduct "research with attitude" (Forschung mit Haltung) for a liveable future. The company positions itself as independent and purpose-driven rather than profit-driven: "Our drive is not profit, but impact" (Unser Antrieb ist nicht Gewinn, sondern Wirkung). The organisation is structured around three specialist fields (Fachbereiche): New Mobility (Neue Mobilität), Energy & Bioresources (Energie & Bioressourcen), and Construction & Innovation (Bauen & Innovation). Within these fields it carries out applied research, development, and implementation projects, often in partnership with industry, interest groups, the public sector, and academia. Its project portfolio spans mobility research, electromobility, logistics and freight transport, GIS modelling, gender and diversity aspects of mobility, location assessment and transport expert reports, transport infrastructure evaluation, the New European Bauhaus, biorefineries, biobased industry, process engineering, and life-cycle assessment (LCA). On its website the company lists dozens of projects, including MoBuLab (mobility budgets for companies), CloseTheGap (financing gaps in municipal mobility projects), UBA-MOB (willingness of companies to pay for mobility budgets), MP Beteiligung (a "Masterplan Beteiligung" for citizen participation in the mobility transition), TACTIQ (tactical neighbourhood development), rAVENUE (traffic calming and local economy in Austrian small and medium towns), TOMATE (testing the TOMP-API for integrating mobility services into multimodal platforms), NIPURE (circular economy for the insulation industry), and ELINDRA (from two-wheelers to three-wheelers). The company describes its values as social responsibility, fairness, transparency and participation, sustainability (ecological, social and economic), diversity, equity and inclusion, and scientific integrity. It states that it works independently and in a climate-friendly manner, and that its projects are measured by whether they create genuine benefit for society and the environment. It also publishes an equality plan (Gleichstellungsplan). As a GesmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung), tbw research is a private limited liability company under Austrian law, but it operates as a non-profit enterprise. It is based in Austria and works primarily in the Austrian and wider European context, with a focus on publicly funded and collaborative research and consulting projects.

tbw research GesmbH operates as an Austrian non-profit research and consulting company under the brand "the better way research". Public information about its founding date and founders is not provided in the available sources. The company presents itself as a mission-driven organisation whose purpose is to "create knowledge, take responsibility, shape the future" and to conduct "research with attitude" for a liveable future. Its work is organised into three specialist fields: New Mobility, Energy & Bioresources, and Construction & Innovation. Within these fields, tbw research carries out applied research, development, and implementation projects, frequently in collaboration with partners from industry, interest representation, the public sector, and academia. The company states that it works independently and in a climate-friendly manner, and that its motivation is impact rather than profit. Over time, the company has built a broad project portfolio. On its website it lists numerous projects, including MoBuLab (developing future-oriented mobility budget variants for companies), CloseTheGap (addressing the financing gap in municipal mobility projects), UBA-MOB (examining what companies are actually willing to pay for a mobility budget), MP Beteiligung (a "Masterplan Beteiligung" making citizen participation a strategic key to the mobility transition), TACTIQ (tactical neighbourhood development for a fast, cost-effective, and area-wide mobility transition), rAVENUE (providing evidence on traffic calming and local economy in Austrian small and medium towns), TOMATE (testing the TOMP-API for integrating mobility services into multimodal platforms), NIPURE (circular economy approaches for the insulation industry), and ELINDRA (from two-wheelers to three-wheelers). The company's values include social responsibility, fairness, transparency and participation, sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, and scientific integrity. It publishes an equality plan (Gleichstellungsplan) and emphasises interdisciplinarity and diverse perspectives as quality features of its research. As a GesmbH, it is a private limited liability company under Austrian law, but it operates as a non-profit enterprise. It is based in Austria and works primarily in the Austrian and European context.

Non-profit, independent research and consulting company focused on impact rather than profit, working on mobility, energy & bioresources, and construction & innovation.

• New Mobility research field

  Interdisciplinary research, development, and implementation of innovative and integrated mobility solutions, including demographic and gender aspects as well as socioeconomics.

• Energy & Bioresources research field

  Research in energy and bioresources, including biorefineries, biobased industry, process engineering, and life-cycle assessment.

• Construction & Innovation research field

  Research and innovation in the construction sector, including New European Bauhaus and circular economy approaches such as NIPURE.

• MoBuLab

  Project developing five future-oriented mobility budget variants for companies.

• CloseTheGap

  Project developing solutions for the financing gap in municipal mobility projects.

• UBA-MOB

  Project examining what companies are actually willing to pay for a mobility budget.

• MP Beteiligung

  Project using a "Masterplan Beteiligung" to make citizen participation a strategic key to the mobility transition.

• TACTIQ

  Project on tactical neighbourhood development for a fast, cost-effective, and area-wide mobility transition.

• rAVENUE

  Project providing evidence on traffic calming and local economy in Austrian small and medium towns.

• TOMATE

  Project testing the TOMP-API for integrating mobility services into multimodal platforms.

• NIPURE

  Project on circular economy approaches for the insulation industry.

• ELINDRA

  Project on the transition from two-wheelers to three-wheelers.

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