TECNALIA is a leading applied research center in Spain that identifies business opportunities through applied research. One of its divisions focuses on sustainable construction, promoting transformation and solutions to challenges in the sector. The division has expertise in areas like innovative and sustainable materials, industrialized construction processes, smart buildings and cities, and infrastructure. It has various facilities and over 1,500 experts for research and collaboration with companies.

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Sustainable
Construction
We promote transformation and
we work on the future challenges
of the sector.
www.tecnalia.com

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Inspiring
Business
IDEAS THAT CREATE VALUE
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
TECNALIA Research & Innovation is the first privately funded applied research centre in
Spain and one of the leading such centres in Europe. A combination of technology, tenacity,
efficiency, courage and imagination.
We identify and develop business opportunities through applied research. Inspiring Business
is a different, unique vision: we visualise ideas that generate value and provide creative
technological solutions to produce real results.
SALES
NETWORK
ASSOCIATED
INNOVATION CENTRES
BRANCHES ABROAD
ALLIANCES
HEADQUARTERS
INTERNATIONAL
PRESENCE
7 BUSINESS
DIVISIONS
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SUSTAINABLE
CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT
ICT-EUROPEAN
SOFTWARE INSTITUTE
INDUSTRY
AND TRANSPORT
HEALTH
TECHNOLOGICAL
SERVICES
INNOVATION
STRATEGIES
VALUES
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COMMITMENT TO
THE FUTURE
BUSINESS
PERSPECTIVE
RESEARCH
TENACITY
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EFFICIENT
CREATIVITY
FLEXIBILITY
CONNECTIVITY

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At TECNALIA we are organised in 7 fully interconnected Business Divisions.
Cooperation works thanks to the transversality of teams, projects and clients collaborating
with each other, combining expertise and commitment. Our best asset is our team, made
up of more than 1,500 experts who work to transform knowledge into GDP in order to
improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies.
We are committed to the future, society, our planet and our environment.
This responsibility provides focus to our values and reinforces our activities.
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
“TECNALIA transforms Knowledge into
GDP to improve people’s quality of life
by generating business opportunities
for Companies”
IDEAS THAT CREATE VALUE
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THE WAY WE WORK
WITH COMPANIES
YOUR
PROJECT
TECHNOLOGICAL
SERVICES VENTURES
R&D PROJECTS TECHNOLOGY
AND INNOVATION
STRATEGY
BUSINESS
INSPIRING
ONE HUDRED
AND TEN
WORKING
TOWARDS
A COMMON
GOAL:
1,500
1st
OUR ACTIVITY
IN FIGURES
EXPERTS
ON STAFF
MILLION EUROS INCOME
TO GENERATE BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH APPLIED
RESEARCH.
FIRST SPANISH PRIVATE ORGANISATION IN
FINANCIAL RETURN, PROJECTS
APPROVED AND LED WITHIN
THE EC 7FP
DOCUMENT PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2014
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4. Sustainable Construction
From our technological multi-disciplinary know-how,
the close collaboration with our clients and the far-sighted
approach, we are capable of providing innovative and
effective solutions.
“We invest in the
regeneration and
transformation of cities,
in ageing, in sustainable
materials and products
and in safe, resilient
structures.”
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5. Patents
• Eco-cement with low embedded
energy.
• Tracing smoke generation equipment
for ventilation tests.
• High-power fire testing equipment.
• Nanotechnology for the development
of high-performance cement matrices.
• Photovoltaic curtain wall.
• Passive solar collector module for
architectural envelopes.Innovation in Urban Rehabilitation
and Regeneration /
• Following energy efficiency, accessibility
and universal architectural design criteria.
Innovative & Sustainable Materials /
• Housing construction using recycled
materials and biomaterials.
Systems & Processes
for Construction Industrialisation/
• Increasing supply of construction
solutions and systems with high
pre-fabrication levels to meet the
demand of sustainable
high-performance buildings with
lower construction costs.
Smart Buildings & Cities /
• Great growth of cities, which will
require that the current and emerging
cities become committed to
sustainability.
Infrastructures /
• Competitiveness and behaviour of the
transport infrastructure: intermodality,
underground construction, interrelation
with heritage buildings or areas,
infrastructure intelligence, integration of
renewable energies for tunnels,
protection against explosions,
earthquakes, resilience against terror
attacks.
R&D&I Areas
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Business
Opportunities
We create Business
Opportunities that
can transform the
construction sector,
regarding various
work subjects and
areas.
Modultar /
• Passive solar collector module for
building façades.
Retrowindow /
• A window system that joins the air
renovation function with an air-air
thermal pre-treatment integrated in
the window frame.
Alarte /
• Alarm system that issues various alerts
in case of infrastructure instability.
Nanosoil /
• Technique for soil decontamination
using iron nanoparticles (0).
Autorep /
• Development of a self-repairing
cement-like material.

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Our Offer
Innovative & Sustainable Materials /
• Development of new characteristics
and improved properties in cements
and polymers.
• Incorporation of waste as secondary
raw material into cement and its
derivatives.
• Incorporation of waste and biomass in
polymer and composite systems;
development of new materials,
geopolymers, biocides and linings.
• Construction and demolition waste
recovery and management.
Systems & Processes for
Construction Industrialisation /
• Development of new products and
systems focusing on accessibility and
interior architecture (accesses, partitions
and partitioning systems according to
functional diversity of people).
• High-performance architectural
envelopes (structural elements,
implementation of new materials,
functionality integration based on
renewable energy).
• Modular structural solutions (structural
safety vs. robustness and durability
criteria in aggressive environments;
prefabrication; acoustic, thermal and
accessibility performance-based design).
• Implementation of more sustainable
construction processes, including the
definition of the relationship between
the different stakeholders involved in
the industrialised construction concept.
Manufacturers of cement,
concrete and mortar.
Manufacturers of plastics
and coatings.
Manufacturers of building and
city equipment.
Manufacturers of envelopes,
enclosures and prefabricated elements.
OUR OFFER TO THE INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION:
Smart Buildings & Cities /
• Products and integrated solutions for
the design of smart spaces in buildings
and cities.

8. We generate Business
Opportunities by getting
financial savings and
differentiation for our clients.
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Our Offer
Developers, owners, building and
urban administrators.
Infrastructure developers,
owners and managers.
Engineering and architectural firms.
Construction companies.
OUR OFFER TO THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION AGENTS:
Smart Buildings & Cities /
• Promotion of energy management
in buildings.
• Construction of sustainable and
energy-efficient buildings.
• Development of the smart city concept,
sustainable and energy efficient
environments.
• Strategic urban planning (development
of policies and strategies for local
stakeholders).
Innovation in Urban Rehabilitation
and Regeneration /
• Promotion of sustainability and resource
efficiency in consolidated urban areas
and existing buildings.
• Renovation and regeneration of
consolidated urban areas.
• Improved quality of life in the built
environment adapted to the new citizen
needs and towards a low environmental
impact.
• Development of policies and strategies
to enhance historical and cultural areas
for local development.
Infrastructures /
• Studies prior to project drafting.
• Technical assistance to properties.
• Consultancy and assistance for the
performance of audits and monitoring.
• Technical and economic audits of
projects and construction works.
• Diagnosis and pathology studies.
• Structural reinforcement, safety and
risk analysis projects.
• Structural movement monitoring,
geotechnical consultancy and safety
against fire and explosions in buildings
and civil works.
• Soil remediation studies and projects.

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A Team of International Excellence in
Cement and Concrete Research
Green Concrete Research /
Green Concrete Research seeks to design
new concrete materials and processes to
find business models that are shared with
our clients. One of the characteristics of
the Green Concrete Research is its strong
activity in the field of computational
design, which would allow for a drastic cut
on costs and time during the
testing phase.
Researching in forefront topics like
“gel”-nomic engineering, clinker
nanoengineering, photocatalysis or the
self-repair of cement materials, Green
Concrete Research has become an
internationally renowned group,
both in terms of its production of patents,
research papers and participation in
international projects.
The Green Concrete Research team
recently signed a collaboration agreement
with the exclusive International Scientific
Network (GDRI, Groupe de Recherche
International) “M2UN, Multi-scale
Materials Under the Nanoscope”,
integrated by the CNRS, the MIT, the
University of Berkeley, the ETH of Zurich
and TECNALIA.
The Green Concrete Research team is
also recognised by the Spanish National
Research Council (CSIC) as a CSIC
Associated Unit, through the Eduardo
Torroja Construction Sciences Institute,
under the name Nanostructured and
Ecoefficient Construction
Materials Unit.

11. Una microrred es una agrupación
de elementos de generación,
almacenamiento de energía y carga
que pueden operar conectadas
a una red centralizada tradicional
o de modo aislado.
“The Green Concrete Research
leads the BASKRETE initiative
(The Basque Initiative for Cement
and Concrete Research), which
is participated by the Donostia
International Physics Center
(DIPC), the Materials Physics
Center (MPC) and the University
of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU)”.
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We closely collaborate with
companies and institutions.
We support the companies
of our environment in their
internationalisation strategy.
We undertake R&D&I projects
with international companies and
institutions for a joint development
of Technological Assets in the
Construction industry.
Since 2004, we have a constant presence
in CUBA through the development
of International Cooperation Projects.
Strongly positioned with the Historian’s
Office of Old Havana.
Jointly with the United Nations, we are
participating in the preservation of an
important cultural element (Othello’s
tower) which is located in the frontier
between both areas of CYPRUS.
In CROATIA, we have conducted the Sisak,
Smart Energy City innovation project,
which has enabled the industrial city of
Sisak to reach a leading position in the area
of the Balkans.
The Sustainable Construction Division also
works in MEXICO, COLOMBIA and PERU.
In Azuay, ECUADOR,
we work on
setting-up the Applied
Technological Research
and Innovation
Centre (CIITA) in the
Construction sector.
International
Presence

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We participate in International
Co-operation projects,
for institutional and technical
strengthening and training,
and application of advanced
technological solutions,
fully adapted to
local requirements.
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Excellent Experimental
Capacity
INFRASTRUCTURE &
EQUIPMENT
KUBIK by tecnalia
KUBIK is a singular building for R&D&I focused
on the development of new concepts, products
and services for the improvement of energy
efficiency in buildings. In summary, for a
Zero Energy Building configuration.
Its uniqueness lies in its ability for generating
realistic scenarios on which to research energy
efficiency resulting from the integration of
constructive solutions, air conditioning systems,
lighting and energy supply from conventional
and renewable energies.
FIRE SAFETY
R&D Laboratory /
The R&D laboratory of the area of the
development of materials against fire has
the necessary equipment to research the
improvement of the properties against
fire of materials and the development of
new and more efficient flame retardant
systems.
Cone Calorimeter /
This high-scientific value equipment is
essential in the development of materials
and their reaction to fire.
Smoke Chamber-FTIR Spectroscopy /
The use of FTIR technology to analyse
the gases produced during combustion
represents a qualitative jump in the
characterisation of the toxicity of the
smoke produced by a burning material.
Experimental Furnace /
For R&D&I in Fire Resistance
NANOC
Centre for Nanomaterials
Applications in Construction.
As part of TECNALIA and as a CSIC
Associated Unit, it has the purpose of
generating knowledge in Nanosciences and
Nanotechnology to develop ultra
high-performance materials in the construction
sector and to generate new business
opportunities for companies.
The NANOC laboratory has exceptional
experimental and computational resources to
apply Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to the
construction world.
It has:
• Facilities for the manipulation of
nanoparticles.
• Sol-Gel facilities (chemical reactants,
programmable furnaces, “dip and spin
coating” devices).
• Characterisation equipment.
• Supercomputing cluster for ab-initio and
molecular dynamics simulations.
TECNALIA can also provide experimental capacity
and laboratories for: façades, structural safety,
physical-chemical testing of materials, analytical,
acoustic and good practice tests.

15. KUBIK allows for the optimisation
and validation in real usage
conditions of construction systems
before they are marketed. It also
allows experimentation of any
modular architectural composition
of new framework, roof and façade
developments.
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16. TECNALIA
Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia
C/ Geldo, Edificio 700
E-48160 Derio-Bizkaia (Spain)
T 902 760 000*
T +34 946 430 850 (International calls)
www.tecnalia.com
JAVIER URRETA
Director
javier.urreta@tecnalia.com
ANTONIO PORRO
Business Development Director
antonio.porro@tecnalia.com
J. ENRIQUE VADILLO
Market and Marketing Director
jenrique.vadillo@tecnalia.com
ISABEL RODRÍGUEZ-MARIBONA
International Director
isabel.rodriguez-maribona@tecnalia.com
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
www.tecnalia.com/sustainable-construction/