The “SOSTEVAL-TEC” project, whose consortium is led by FCC Construcción and is made up of companies such as MATINSA, AENOR, IDP, SIGNE, IECA, GLOBAL FACTOR, DRONE HOPPER, BILDIA, has the collaboration of the TECNALIA technology centers and the Polytechnic University of Madrid as well as the collaboration of FI GROUP as an external R&D&I consultant.+D+i.

SOSTEVAL-TEC will have a duration of 36 months and has been financed within the framework of the “Open Innovation Business Hubs” aid co-financed by the Community of Madrid and the European Regional Development Fund to contribute to the improvement of public-private cooperation. in terms of R&D&i by supporting technological innovation projects with a tractor effect developed by open innovation centers in the Community of Madrid.

The main objective of SOSTEVAL-TEC is to investigate and develop a series of solutions for the evaluation of sustainability in project management in the construction sector, as well as the review for the immediate correction of elements that deviate from the objectives. traced. To this end, it is proposed to automate and digitalize the evaluation process to make more effective decisions and optimize the sustainability of the project, all through the research and development of three products:

• Innovative methodology to evaluate sustainability throughout the civil construction value chain and improve decision making to achieve it;
• Advanced digital platform that incorporates the methodology and a series of advanced technologies based on data capture, digital twins, advanced data analytics and traceability and digital identity. This will improve the precision, efficiency and comparability of the results, generating proposals for improving sustainability in the sector.
• Certification system by external agents thanks to a tool that automates data collection and its comparison with the standards and evaluation protocols for certification, incorporates innovative digital solutions and technologies that allow the information to be validated, and preserves the confidentiality of the data. sensitive within a supply chain.

With the results obtained from the project, an analysis and a critical study will be carried out to:

• Quantify the environmental and economic impact of the solutions through the information collected in the implemented cycle closure pilot. Lay the foundations for new businesses and exploitation of different products and services.
• Analyze the technical, economic and environmental impacts for the implementation of the technologies and products developed during the project.
• Identify new business models and new ways to exploit results.
• Generate knowledge and disseminate it in the sector, locally and internationally.
• Achieve 100% traceability and facilitate strategic decision making in the design and construction work processes.

For its execution, SOSTEVAL-TEC has been planned in six work packages (PT)

• PT1. Definition of requirements and specifications. Research and development of sustainability assessment methodology.
• PT2. Research into solutions for intelligent data capture.
• PT3. Research into digital solutions for the monitoring, analysis and evaluation of sustainability.
• PT4. Research into traceability, validation and certification solutions.
• PT5. Demonstration and optimization in real conditions.
• PT6. Project management and dissemination.

Finally, for the validation and demonstration of all the proposed developments, the SOSTEVAL-TEC project proposes the execution of unique demonstrators where the different solutions and systems developed will be integrated, monitoring them to give validity and visibility to the technical and environmental aspects of the different solutions.

SOSTEVAL-TEC is a project that undoubtedly combines sustainability, innovation and circular economy in a sector such as construction, which is key in the development of cities and the transformation of infrastructure.

El proyecto SOSTEVAL-TEC “Investigación y desarrollo de un sistema integral para la mejora y evaluación de la sostenibilidad en las diferentes fases de la obra civil” ha sido subvencionado a través de la Convocatoria 2023 de las ayudas cofinanciadas por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional para contribuir a la mejora de la Cooperación Público - Privada en materia de I+D+i mediante el apoyo a Proyectos de Innovación Tecnológica de efecto tractor elaborados por núcleos de innovación abierta en la Comunidad de Madrid, en el marco de los ámbitos estratégicos de especialización inteligente de la economía madrileña (S3), dentro del Programa Operativo FEDER de la Comunidad de Madrid para el periodo 2021-2027.