BUILT CoLAB recently started a collaboration with Porto Vivo, SRU, with the aim of addressing the environmental challenges of rehabilitating and managing its building stock. Considering that the built environment is responsible for more than a third of environmental impacts, material and energy consumption, the project’s main objectives are: To this end, BIM models will...
On 23 April, BUILT CoLAB organised a session on the fundamental concepts of the BIM methodology for the members of the Agenda Sustainable Stone by Portugal consortium, as part of activity A6.1 – Sustainable Digital Hub for the Local Economy (Porto Mós), in which it participates. The session took place in a hybrid format and...
In March, BUILT CoLAB began the second phase of its collaboration with Águas do Douro e Paiva, with the aim of digitising its hydraulic supply infrastructures, reinforcing the joint commitment to the digital transformation of the water and sanitation sector. In this new phase, the focus remains on digitising critical assets – such as reservoirs,...
BUILT CoLAB recently completed the pilot test of BIMonitor, developed in partnership with Gabriel Couto, which demonstrated the potential of Augmented Reality to transform construction monitoring. Over the last few months, the two organisations have collaborated on the development of an innovative solution that allows multiple BIM models of on-site specialities to be visualised and...
The plenary meeting of CT197 BIM, the Technical Committee for Standardisation of Building Information Modelling, which is coordinated by BUILT CoLAB as the ONS – Sector Standardisation Body – was held on 20 March 2025. At this meeting, CT197 members learned about the group’s progress and efforts in standardising the BIM methodology and also elected...
On 13 March, BUILT CoLAB organised a meeting of CoLABs and CTIs with the aim of establishing a platform for joint collaboration in the areas of digital and sustainable construction. The event was attended by around 30 representatives from various institutions who, divided into two rooms created around the themes of Sustainability and Digital Transformation,...
BUILT CoLAB is organising a meeting of Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) and Technology and Innovation Centres (CTIs) with the aim of establishing a platform for joint collaboration, specifically in the areas of digital and sustainable construction. BUILT CoLAB is organising a meeting of Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) and Technology and Innovation Centres (CTIs) with the aim of...
On 24 January 2025, the members elected to the various boards of BUILT CoLAB – Collaborative Laboratory for the Future Built Environment, for the four-year term 2024-2027, took office. This Installation is the result of the election held on 27 December 2024. Pode consultar aqui a constituição dos novos Órgãos Sociais.
After analysis and deliberation by the Jury of the 2024 Sustainability in the Built Environment Award, it was decided to award the honour in the Circularity Category to the following Finalist: And the winner is… Grupo Casais! Watch the video of the winning project here. Para além do Grupo Casais, foram finalistas nesta categoria as...
After analysis and deliberation by the 2024 Built Environment Sustainability Award Jury, it was decided to award the honour in the Sustainability Category to the following Finalist: And the winner is… Mota-Engil! Watch the video of the winning project here. Para além da Mota-Engil, foram finalistas nesta categoria as seguintes entidades: Manuel da Silva e...
