How to continue advancing towards a more sustainable and efficient construction model? That is one of the main questions to which the 24th edition of Construmat is proposed, the fair that will be held in Barcelona between May 20 and 22. The drivers of this authentic national and international summit of the construction sector highlight that the event will be a showcase for innovation based on sustainability, digital technologies and industrialization that is transforming the traditional way of building, in addition to addressing problems such as housing and qualified labor shortages. All this, in an international context also very changing in the normative. For example, the last European directive on energy efficiency in buildings intends that the Union Real Estate Park be completely circular and neutral in carbon before 2050, a challenge. In the words of Xavier Vilajoana, president of Construmat and the Association of Promoters Constructors of Spain (Apcespaña), the hall will be characterized by “the representativeness and the transverse nature” of its offer. VILAJOANA predicts that «the interaction between professionals, companies, experts and representatives of the administrations will generate new ideas, solutions, learning and collaborations that will contribute to the transformation of the industry.» Construmat will bring together more than 350 exhibitors this year, 35% of them international, with representation of 22 countries, including China, Italy, France, Portugal, Morocco or Turkey, guest country of honor in this edition. Special mention deserves the assistance of a selection of 40 start-ups focused on providing disruptive solutions for the sector.
Activities
Among the main activities of this room organized by FIRA of Barcelona, the Sustainable Building Congress stands out, whose thematic axes will be social housing, artificial intelligence and health and biohabitability. Among the main speakers of the congress include the British architect of Ghanaian origin David Adjaye – a firm promoter of sustainable and socially responsible architecture with works such as the Nobel Center for Peace of Oslo or the Museum of Contemporary Art of Denver -, the Iraqi Mohammed Adib, the British Stephen Bates or the Catalans Marta Peris and José Toral, founders of the innovator of the innovative study. Act of Barcelona will also give rise to a whole relationship of debate forums, presentations and invited events, such as the informative session on emergency actions in case of natural disasters organized by the Union of Architects of the Mediterranean or the days on affordable housing of the Build Europe Association. Among the novelties of this year's edition of the Construmat Fair, it also highlights the space that will be dedicated to the reflection and exchange of knowledge, Construmat Experience, in which the incorporation of artificial intelligence to the designs, of formulas to attract female and young talent to the sector or industrialized construction, and regulatory framework, in relation to the shortage housing in Spain, Construmat has led to the meeting, Construmat has led to the meeting. of the main sector associations to propose a decalogue of measures necessary to solve this problem. The document will be delivered to the representatives of the administrations that visit the Fair.
