HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-02: Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of construction products

Expected role in the consortium

ITeC seeks to contribute as a partner responsible for the environmental, circularity and market-readiness assessment of the construction products developed within the project. We can support the definition and validation of ecodesign strategies, circularity indicators, product traceability approaches and pathways towards regulatory compliance and market uptake.

• Potential contributions include:

  • Circularity and ecodesign assessment framework.

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

  • Evaluation of durability, reuse, disassembly and recyclability performance.

  • Digital Product Passports and material traceability approaches.

  • Regulatory, standardisation and certification roadmap for innovative circular construction products.

  • Assessment of market barriers and deployment opportunities.

  • Monitoring and evaluation of demonstration activities.

Expertise

ITeC (Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia) is a non-profit foundation with more than 45 years of experience driving innovation, sustainability and digitalisation in the construction sector. As a frequent participant in Horizon Europe and other international R&D programmes, we support consortia from concept development to market uptake, bridging research, industry and public stakeholders.

What we bring to European projects:

• Digital solutions for sustainable construction: BIM, Digital Product Passports (DPP), Building Material Passports (BMP), Digital Twins and data interoperability.
• Environmental and circularity assessment: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon footprint calculation, circularity indicators, Level(s) framework and resource efficiency evaluation.
• Certification and market deployment of innovative construction products and systems, including support for standardisation and regulatory compliance.
• Proprietary datasets and calculation engines integrating technical, environmental and economic information (BEDEC and TCQi).
• Expertise in Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), decarbonisation strategies and circular construction solutions.
• Validation, replicability, scalability and exploitation strategies for innovative technologies.
• Access to a broad innovation ecosystem through ConTech Hub, connecting start-ups, SMEs, technology providers and end-users.

We are particularly interested in participating in New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiatives and Horizon Europe Cluster 4, Cluster 5 and Cluster 6 calls, while remaining open to other opportunities aligned with our expertise.

Experience

ITeC has extensive experience participating in European R&I projects under Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, LIFE, collaborating with manufacturers, research centres, public authorities and industry associations across the construction value chain.

The organisation has a strong track record in:

• Sustainability and circularity assessment.

• Construction product innovation.

• Digitalisation of the construction sector.

• Market uptake and exploitation strategies.

• Development of common assessment frameworks and technical guidelines.