Jo\u00e3o Moutinho, director of BUILT CoLAB, took part in the panel discussion at the workshop entitled \u201cBuilding Capacity for Innovation in the AEC Sector: New Trends and Opportunities in Green and Digital Financing\u201d, which took place on 26 March in Porto as part of the DIGITALbuilt project.<\/p>\n\n
At this round-table discussion, Jo\u00e3o Moutinho, alongside Ant\u00f3nio Tadeu (Itecons), discussed the topic \u201cSustainability in the AEC sector: trend, necessity or pressure?\u201d, arguing that sustainability has ceased to be a trend and has instead become a structural requirement and a market condition, driven primarily by regulatory pressure but underpinned by a systemic necessity.<\/p>\n\n
On the other hand, Jo\u00e3o Moutinho also pointed out that, despite the progress made \u2013 such as a greater presence in strategic discourse and investment in certifications \u2013 the sector has not yet truly transformed its processes, continuing to make decisions based on initial cost and incorporating sustainability at too late a stage. Therefore, the main obstacle is not technical, but structural: a lack of integration, skills and alignment between those who decide, pay and benefit. Furthermore, he argued that sufficient knowledge already exists (such as LCA or circularity strategies), but this is not being applied in practice.<\/p>\n\n
Finally, he argued that sustainability only creates a competitive advantage when it is strategically integrated and backed by measurable data, and that the sector\u2019s future will depend on its ability to measure, demonstrate and incorporate this impact into economic decisions \u2014 otherwise, it will continue to compete solely on price.<\/p>\n\n
The event was also attended by experts such as Lurdes Guerra and Maria Macedo, who shared key insights on innovation, emerging trends, and green and digital financing.<\/p>\n\n
The event was organised by PTPC \u2013 the Portuguese Construction Technology Platform \/ AEC Cluster \u2013 in partnership with EDIH DIGITALbuilt and FI Group, and with the support of IAPMEI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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