This document summarizes a technology and business networking event focused on habitat, construction, architecture, and ceramics. It describes the organizers and supporters of the event. It then lists services offered to companies to help make them more competitive through training, innovation, employment support, communication, consulting, new technologies, and international business support. Several current and past European Union-funded projects are also summarized that relate to business networking, SME support, innovation, construction waste management, and international development. Current projects being implemented are then outlined focused on smart cities procurement and sustainable design. Details are provided on the SInnDesign project focused on integrating sustainability into vocational education and training.

1. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Organizers:
Supporters:
Irina Celades- Environment Unit-ITC. Core Partner of SINNDESIGN
Nela Gómez. Chamber of Commerce Castellón. Associated Partner SINNDESIGN
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SERVING COMPANIES
We offer......
Training
Innovation
Employment
Communication
Consulting and
advice
New technologies
Business Support
Foreign trade and
Internationalization
Economic studies
… and make our companies more competitive

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SOME DEVELOPED EU PROJECTS
Global Business Area
Online business community to foster business link and
strategic promotion among macro-sectors through the use
of ICT. Feder. http//www.globbarea.com
Mediterranean Enterprise and Innovation
Service
Spanish. To provide comprehensive
support services for enterprises and innovation. Enterprise
Europe Network. http://www.seimed.eu/vlx/
Innovation Initiatives for SME’S. MED.
http://www.hiddenproject.eu

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SOME DEVELOPED EU PROJECTS
Introduction to International Tenders: To
supports SMEs in the preparation of
international tenders. FEDER.
http://www.camaras.org/publicado/en/
EASY: Actions and energy systems for local
Mediterranean communities. IEE.
http://www.easyaction.eu
Inlearned: To created an
innovative space for lifelong
learning. LLP

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SOME DEVELOPED EU PROJECTS
Construction waste management in
the province of Castellón. ‘Selected
proceedings from the 15 th International
Congress on Project Engineering’
IDEB
International Development of the Eastern
Black Sea Region. Knowledge transfer in
the field of Internationalization. Europaid
EU-Turkey Chamber Partnerships
Framework Programme, Europaid
Wine Cluster Chamber of Tekirdag
Creating a ‘wine cluster’ Europeaid
EU-Turkey

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SOME DEVELOPED EU PROJECTS
Reinpo Retail
To improve in retail sector innovation and designing innovative tools
for SMEs of the retail sector. FEDER. http://www.reinporetail.eu
LOW CARBON INCUBATOR
The Low Carbon Incubator is part of the European-wide Climate
KIC (Knowledge Innovation Community). Programme supporting
startups of renewable energy sector.
We are participate as an expert institution
Pymefinance
Aims at facilitating access to finance and improve financial
management and accounting of users for them to improve their
competitiveness. http://www.pymefinance.es

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NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED
GRASP
Is to increase the potential of MED Smart cities in organizing and
developing Smart and Green e-Procurement processes with a focus on
renewable energy sources and energy efficient solutions.
SINNDESIGN
It focuses on design for sustainability (DfS) of furniture, textiles for
the habitat and building materials, leading to innovative and
competitive solutions and transfer of Innovation of other EU
projects.

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Funding programme:Lifelong Learnig, Leonardo da Vinci programme
Call: Transfer of Innovation (ToI):
Budget: Total: 364.029 euro - 256.636,92 euro (70.05% UE Co-funding)
Length: Start: October 2013
End: November 2015
Website of the project: Under construction

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Funding programme:Lifelong Learnig, Leonardo da Vinci programme
Call: Transfer of Innovation (ToI):
Budget: Total: 364.029 euro - 256.636,92 euro (70.05% UE Co-funding)
Length: Start: October 2013
End: November 2015
Website of the project: Under construction

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Funding programme:Lifelong Learnig, Leonardo da Vinci programme
Call: Transfer of Innovation (ToI):
Budget: Total: 364.029 euro - 256.636,92 euro (70.05% UE Co-funding)
Length: Start: October 2013
End: November 2015
Website of the project: Under construction

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Consortium: 17 Partners from 4 countries
Portugal, Spain, Austria and Denmark:

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CORE Partners
Associated Partners
TUV
AAU
COCIN
HTL
DORNBIRN
FRITZ
HANSEN
CITEVE
APCMC
IBW
Management
co-ordinator
ANQEP
CEFIRE
LNEG
GABRIEL
PROSPEKTIKER
Applicant
organization
ITC
AIE
KEA
MONTANA

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Main Objective
To develop training materials and tools for the systematic
integration of sustainability considerations (environmental,
social and economical) in the design process of products
belonging to the habitat domain (textile, building materials and
wood).

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Specific Objectives
To contribute to the qualification of VET students and
professionals already in the labour market, on
sustainability and innovation in the three target sectors
supporting the European strategies on sustainable
construction;

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Specific Objectives
To integrate and harmonize SInnDesign training materials
and tools in existing curricula of the European VET
systems of the participating countries;
To supply designers and other professionals specialized
skills for the practical implementation of design for
sustainability and innovation;

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Workpackages
WP1 - Situation analysis
WP2 - Integration of SInnDesign into the national VET systems
WP 3 -Development of the SInnDesign training materials
WP LEADER
PROSPEKTIKER
AIE
LNEG
WP 4 - Pilot training and demonstration workshops
VUT
WP 5 - Evaluation, harmonization and editing SInnDesign materials
ITC
WP 6 - Dissemination and ensuring multiplying effect
AAU
WP 7 - Project management
LNEG

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Expected results
• Situation Analysis report
• SInnDesign Guidelines for Implementation of DfS in VET
• SInnDesign Manual on DfS and Innovation
• SInnDesign DfS and Innovation Tools

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Expected results
• SInnDesign Catalogue of Good Practices
• SInnDesign Manual for Teachers and Trainers
• Innovative show cases from the training sessions
• Promotional and pedagogical video
• Technical Papers, presentations and/or posters presented at conferences

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Expected results
Furniture
Textiles for the
habitat
Building materials
2 cases per
country
2 cases per country
2 cases per country
3 countries
2 countries
3 countries
6 cases
4 cases
6 cases

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Expected results
• SInnDesign Catalogue of Good Practices
• SInnDesign Manual for Teachers and Trainers
• Innovative show cases from the training sessions
• Promotional and pedagogical video
• Technical Papers, presentations and/or posters presented at conferences

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Other aspects to highlight:
- Results will be available after the funding period
- VET partners will ensure that SInnDesign will be part of their training
offers in the free market as well as will be included in the National
Qualifications Catalogues.
- The maintenance and update of the website will ensure the project’s
continuity.

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Thank for your attention…