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CINCOS’16 aims the dissemination of projects and activities of companies, R&D centers and other agents of the Habitat Cluster. The program of the congress is based on Thematic Panels, a B2B matchmaking event and an Exhibition Point.

The Panels will gather invited speakers and will integrate the communications submitted by the participants in the following congress themes:

“NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE HABITAT VALUE CHAIN”

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	1- Sustainable Cities
	2- Innovation and Sustainability in the Habitat value chain
	3- Efficient use of Resources
	4- Circular Economy and the Habitat
	5- Clusters: Cooperation for Competitiveness

SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Competitive and attractive cities and territories?

Promote a sustainable management of cities and territories trough the stakeholders involvement (municipalities, companies, R&D centers and other agents) leading to cooperation on innovation, promoting factors of local economy development.

To invest in sustainability to add value and open new opportunities and new markets.

Subjects for communications to be submitted in this panel:

INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HABITAT VALUE CHAIN

Which solutions? Materials? Eco-innovation and the new industry?

Debate new solutions and materials as future challenges for the industry. How eco-innovation (innovate with sustainability) casts new challenges for the transformation of current industry in order to improve the competitiveness of the national economy.

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EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES

Efficient use of resources as a transformation driver?

Debate how the Sustainable use of resources may add value, create new opportunities and transform the current industrial sectors included in the Habitat cluster. Focusing on the Habitat main value chains (Construction materials and Construction & Real State) where the “efficient use of resources” is fundamental and can have a transformative power.

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND THE HABITAT

Challenges and Opportunities?

Encourage Innovation and Competitiveness of companies and other entities supporting the Habitat cluster through the debate on the "Circular Economy" issues and its ability to transform the habitat chain value.

The Industry 4.0 concept applied to the Habitat chain value.

Subjects for communications to be submitted in this panel:

Valorization of raw materials and products | Wastes and sub-products as alternative raw materials | Recycling and reuse; RCDs use and management | Sustainable products and services | “Construction 4.0” (new business models, BIM & LEAN) | Related case studies ...