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Belgian digitalization company offers their services to enable the sustainable digital transition of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction industry, and is looking for technical cooperation and participation in Horizon Europe research projects.

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology offer
POD Reference
TOBE20230324018
Term of Validity
24 March 2023 - 23 March 2025
Company's Country
  • Belgium
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
Belgian SME with over 7 years of expertise offers a wide range of services focused on BIM (Building Information Modelling), strategy implementation, digital transition consulting, coordination and training. They apply sustainability at the core of their digital transition strategy and also carry out research and development. They are looking for partners in the AEC industry, for commercial agreement with technical cooperation as well as research collaboration through Horizon Europe projects.
Full Description
The innovation offered is a sustainability-based service that optimizes the costs and planning of building projects through digitalization, leading to better management and increased vision of territorial developments in larger infrastructure works. The services are based on versatile civil engineering studies to ensure a more sustainable urban planning and optimization of production for manufacturers. A wide range of services in sustainable digitalization, focusing on BIM, smart building, smart cities, digital twin, and other related areas are offered. By integrating sustainability into their digital transition strategy, the company applies innovative and sustainable solutions to the AEC sector, contributing to multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Their expertise in project management, consultancy, and training also provides end-to-end support throughout the lifecycle of building, construction, and engineering projects. The company is committed to driving positive change in the construction industry towards sustainable development by looking for partners in the AEC industry for technical cooperation and research collaboration through Horizon Europe projects.
Advantages and Innovations
Their services and solutions offer significant advantages in terms of energy efficiency gains in building design, construction, and operation:

• Energy savings of up to 50% in commercial buildings can be achieved by using BIM technology

• Using BIM and digital tools can lead to energy savings of up to 30% in the design and construction phases of a building project, according to a report by the European Environment Agency.

• Integrating sustainability into BIM can lead to energy savings of up to 20% in building operation and maintenance, compared to buildings that do not use BIM

• Using BIM to optimize building design can lead to a 20-30% reduction in energy consumption and a 50-70% reduction in carbon emissions over the lifetime of a building

• Using BIM and sustainable design strategies can result in energy savings of up to 40% in commercial buildings, compared to buildings that do not use BIM.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
IPR status
  • No IPR applied

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The company is looking for technology partners active in the AEC industry to build up a long-term commercial agreement such as: IOT system integrators or experts in urbanism, in sustainability and circular economy.

They are also interested to work on Horizon Europe research projects on call topics on highly energy-efficient and climate neutral European building stock such as: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-03: BIM-based processes and digital twins for facilitating and optimising circular energy renovation (Built4People Partnership) Design for adaptability, re-use and deconstruction of buildings, in line with the principles of circular economy (Built4People Partnership).

The company has not yet experience working on European cooperation and research projects. At first stage they prefer to join a consortia as partner but could eventually consider to take up a coordinator role.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME <=10
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 01004011 - Maintenance Management System
  • 01004012 - Operation Planning and Scheduler System
Market keywords
  • 09007004 - Engineering and consulting services related to construction
  • 06007001 - Other energy production
Sector Groups Involved
  • Renewable Energy
  • Digital
  • Construction
Targeted countries
  • All countries