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Consultation for a Resilient, Green and Digital Construction Ecosystem

Are you an EU cluster or SME in construction? The European Commission has an open consultation to make the construction ecosystem greener, more digital and more resilient. The staff working document is the basis of the consultation and will be a key step towards improving sustainability in...
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Digitisation of the Construction Ecosystem

On 25 May, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus discussed current challenges of the construction ecosystem, especially with regards to the uptake of digital technologies, cluster services, and internationalisation activities. Rodica Lupu from Cluster TEC Technology enabled Construction gave an...
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Transforming the construction ecosystem: Sustainable Building and Renovation

In the European Alliance Against Coronavirus meeting on 23 March, Océane Peiffer-Smadja from DG GROW gave an update on the Renovation Wave and the Affordable Housing Initiative. As the construction ecosystem was hit hard by the covid crisis, renovation is one of the flagship areas for the recovery...
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SUSTAIN Eurocluster: Webinar 'Guidelines for the use of BIM in Energy Performance Certification of buildings'

In the framework of Sustain Eurocluster, the Catalan Energy Cluster (CEC) organised the Webinar ‘Guidelines for the use of BIM in energy performance certification of buildings’ on 26th of October 2023. In this event, Álvaro Sicilia, lecturer and researcher at La Salle – URL presented the guidelines...

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SUSTAIN Eurocluster: AI in construction - An intro for SMEs

ahedd Digital Innovation Hub organised an introductory training session on Artificial Intelligence (AI), tailored for professionals in the building construction sector, which was held online on Tuesday 3 October 2023. The session aimed to introduce the main concepts and applications of AI within the...

Calls

AEC EUROCLUSTER call for proposals for Go international

AEC EUROCLUSTER (ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION EUROCLUSTER FOR FUTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT) - Euroclusters project open call Go international is to financially support AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) SMEs internationalization in order to establish business with non...
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One-stop-shop portal for digitalising business and working practices of SMEs in the construction sector

The DCSME-website which is specifically designed for SMEs in the construction industry offers the following services: - A digital maturity scan, available in two versions (quick and in-depth) to help construction SMEs evaluate their digitalisation level; - A handbook which includes next steps and...
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The SUSTAIN Eurocluster Project sets off aiming to promote energy efficiency measures and innovation in the construction sector

The SUSTAIN Eurocluster Project started on Monday 3, with the official kick-off meeting launch. The project, which aims to promote energy efficiency measures and innovation in the construction sector, is made up of 5 members from 3 countries of the European Union, among which there are the Energy...

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METABUILDING "2nd GROW/HARVEST CALL" OPENS on March 1st, 2022

​ "Up to 60.000 € for innovation and collaboration projects of SMEs" 2nd GROW/HARVEST CALL: this 4th call of the METABUILDING project opens on March 1, 2022.1 The METABUILDING project aims at boosting SME innovation in the Construction sector, by encouraging cross-sectoral and cross-border...
Support programme

Responsible fit-out toolkit for offices

The Better Building Partnership, which is a private initiative of British commercial property owners, has released a new office fit-out toolkit for owners and occupiers. The toolkit provides a structured process to retrofit interior fittings, incorporating sustainability and wellbeing principles. It...
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Public consultation on revision of European Union Construction Products Regulation

The European Commission (EC) has launched an open public consultation on the Construction Products Regulation. The Commission is seeking stakeholders' views in order to improve the functioning of the European Union (EU) market for construction products. The Construction Products Regulation sets the...
Best practices

Construction site waste management cuts CO2 emissions in half

In the know A municipal housing company set a goal to improve construction site waste recycling rate in a pilot project Actions included establishing a waste sorting system at the site, educating workers and using waste statistics for follow-up and development In addition to improved recycling rate...