The document outlines a construction innovation program aimed at enhancing sustainable construction and improving project efficiency through interdisciplinary collaboration among key players in the sector. It highlights various services and tools offered, including innovative construction techniques, project management tools, and training, to help businesses address challenges and increase competitiveness in the Luxembourg economy. Additionally, it presents five types of collaboration opportunities for companies to engage in research and development, networking, and sharing results.

1. PROGRAMME
RETHINK coNsTRucTIoN
THINK INNOVATION
Our CONSTRUCTION innovation programme mobilises all of the key players in the construction sector
around the themes of sustainable construction, organisational processes, ICT, and new construction
materials. It also works to forge partnerships focusing on these topics with international universities and
research institutions active within the construction sector.
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3. Who We are
We are a research centre that focuses on innovation within companies. Our objective is
not to conduct research for the sake of research, but to make a significant contribution,
by means of a scientific approach towards innovation, to increase the competitiveness
of the Luxembourg economy in which the construction sector forms one of the main
pillars. Therefore, we work closely with all of the key players in the sector: clients,
contractors, construction companies, etc. In particular, we co-founded the Resource
Centre for Technologies and Innovation in Construction (CRTI-B) more than 20 years
ago with the Chamber of Trades, and have been collaborating for a considerable length
of time with the Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-conseils (OAI).
our aim
We want to assist you in rising to the main challenges facing your business by helping
you to:
• Construct, manage and restore buildings in a sustainable manner, while
minimising their environmental impact;
• Improve the construction process in order to increase quality and reduce costs
and delivery times in construction projects;
• Optimise management and the sharing of information in construction
projects.
What We propose
In order to meet the needs of your sector and to be able to propose global solutions,
we have developed an innovation programme in which we mobilise all of our scientific
and technological skills in an interdisciplinary manner. The CONSTRUCTION programme
is aimed at the key players in construction, focusing on the following topics:
• Sustainable construction
• New construction materials
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• Improvement of processes in construction projects
• New communication tools for construction projects
Our offer includes:
• Innovation services and products based on our experience spanning more
than 20 years within the sector, designed by business professionals and experts
in construction innovation. The goal is to enable you to boost your performance,
while taking into consideration budgets and deadlines, using solutions that can
be directly applied and have been tested in actual construction projects;
The detailed catalogue of our
www.tudor.lu/construction

4. • Applied, experimental and doctoral research, especially through
competitive and contractual research projects. These activities are envisaged
to be primarily industrial partnerships, through which we assist companies
with their innovation projects. Within the context of academic international
partnerships, we also seek to develop the most promising results, aligned to
meet the future needs of the sector;
• Scientific support for national policies.
our products and services
The products and services offered within this programme include:
• Innovative environmental construction techniques, as well as assistance
in the design of sustainable construction projects;
• A series of trials and material tests, including in particular resistance tests,
ageing and corrosion studies as well as the development of new materials;
• Methods and tools for the optimised management of construction
projects: planning, constructability, lean construction, overall cost, etc.;
• Tools for improving the sharing of information within construction
projects, such as CRTI-weB®. Designed by CRP Henri Tudor, the CRTI-B and
professionals from the construction sector, this tool comprises a module for
the management of construction site reports, as well as a module for the
sharing of documents useful to the construction projects;
• Another tool developed by CRP Henri Tudor is MoBuild®, a mobile application
that facilitates the monitoring of construction sites by allowing the user to
take photos and attach written comments, audio files or even graphics;
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• Technology watch services;
• A wide range of training courses, most notably an annual programme
organised in collaboration with the OAI.
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The detailed catalogue of our products and services is available at
www.tudor.lu/construction
1 MoBuild® facilitates the monitoring of construction
sites by allowing you to take photos, record video and
attach written comments, audio files or even graphics.
2 CRTI-weB® enables you to generate site reports
and facilitates the sharing of documents.

5. hoW to innovate With us
We offer five types of collaboration:
1. collaborative research
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Identification of common interests, joint design and implementation
Joint financial participation and risk-taking
Possible national or European co-financing
Sharing of results and profits
2. research services
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A customised offer and Tudor’s innovation capacity dedicated to meeting your R&D needs
Company investments
Possible national co-financing
You hold the material rights to the results and profits of the collaboration
Calculation of your investment on a commercial rate base
3. delivery of innovative services
• Services with an innovative impact for your activity and defined in a commercial offer established at the
beginning of the collaboration
• Possible national co-financing
• You hold the material rights to the results and profits of the collaboration
• Calculation of your investment on a commercial rate base
• Possibility to work at cost or at a fixed price
4. netWorKing
• Joint participation in innovation networks
• Possible national or European co-financing
• Sharing of results
5. researchers available or Welcomed
• Highly-qualified staff (PhDs, postdocs, research engineers) at your disposal or training of
your personnel at Tudor
• Identification of common interests, joint design and implementation
• Joint financial participation and risk-taking
• Possible national or European co-financing
• Sharing of results and profits
To learn more about our five types of collaboration, download our brochure at
www.tudor.lu/collaborate
Interested?
Don't hesitate to contact:
Fabrice Absil, programme manager
Phone: +352 42 59 91 – 6765
construction@tudor.lu | www.tudor.lu/construction

6. our other innovation programmes
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New functional and intelligent materials
Materials analysis, testing and validation
Eco-design, products life cycle management
Energy optimisation and renewable energies
Process optimisation
EcOtEchnOlOGy
• Innovative technologies for wastewater treatment
• Renewable energies and technologies with
optimised energy performance
• Innovative materials for environmental technologies
MObility
• ICT for sustainable mobility
• Clean technologies for mobility
tRAnsPORt & lOGistics
• Sectoral strategy for transport and
European integration
• Innovative and sustainable supply chains
• Co-modal transport
hEAlth
• Advanced ICT applied to the health care sector, e-Health
• Process, semantic and technical interoperability
in health care
• Biomedical engineering and regulatory affairs
• Feasibility studies, development, validation and analysis in
public health
Public sERvicEs
• New services, e-services and e-infrastructures
for the public sector
• Innovation in public management and policy support
• Organisation and change management in
the public sector
• Interoperability and European integration of public services
innOfinAncE
• Innovation in the financial services
• Impact analysis of public policies and regulations
applicable to the financial sector
• Operational risk management and performance
measurement
huMAn cAPitAl
• ICT applied to learning and evaluation
• Anticipatory skills management
• Innovation in the strategic management of
human capital
• Individual and collective excellence in human capital
Discover our innovation programmes at www.tudor.lu/innovation-programmes
public research centre henri tudor
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Phone: +352 42 59 91 - 1 | Fax: +352 42 59 91 - 777
info@tudor.lu | www.tudor.lu /en
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