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CTM

Marble, Stone and Materials Technology Centre (CTM) is located in a place with a long tradition in the extractive industry. CTM was created as a National Research Business Association to offer an enclave for the regional provision of services necessary for technological development and innovative companies in the sector of marble and stone and, since 2010, in the construction sector. Nowadays, the number of companies associated to the CTM is 65, mainly quarries owners and factories and construction companies in all Spain, and there are 20 people working in the Centre (chemicals, architects, engineers, mining engineers, geologists, telecommunication engineers, etc.). The main areas of activity of the Centre are:

  • Training
  • Technical Advisory. Research, Development and Innovation
  • Quality. Information and documentation
  • Laboratory
  • Architecture, sustainable construction and cultural heritage
  • Environment
  • Industrial Safety
  • Geology and Topology
  • ICTs

In addition, CTM has a broad experience in ERASMUS+ projects, as well as FP7, specially related to multimedia tools and applied to health and safety of workers on transversal sectors as well as projects focused on circular economy, so it is necessary to highlight the following projects in which CTM can implement its knowledge. This previous experience of CTM in development of Erasmus+ projects with multimedia products will be crucial to carry out this project successfully. The most important projects related to this project are:

  • SAFECEMENT contributes to provide cement workers with a better understanding of risk and safety at workplace and to their knowledge and use of related preventive measures and working procedures by means of 3D animations.
  • OERCO2: An Online Educational Resource for innovative study of construction materials life cycle.
  • EEQUARRY provides an overview of the Energy Efficiency of your Quarry by means of calculating the total energy demand and the associated CO2 emissions.
  • SUSTAMINING marks the start of a series of development activities aiming to realize the concept of an invisible, zero-impact mine.
  • UrbanBIM will deepen the interconnection of the triple helix, both in the educational and professional fields, and will develop the interoperability between the metadata generated by the emerging technologies of BIM and GIS, so that all the information can flow in these systems and be reinterpreted for an exhaustive knowledge of urban developments and rehabilitations from the environmental point of view.
  • CircularBIM main objective is to unify BIM and techniques for the reuse of construction materials to create a useful tool where students and professionals of AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry could make aware about it as far as possible and implement it in their daily work.

CTM has participated as promotor in LLP projects and as co-leader in several projects, including Erasmus+ projects. It will be crucial to strengthen the management and dissemination aspects of the project and to support in a suitable way to the leader of the project. CTM has broad experience in Sustainable Construction, ITC, 4.0 Industry, Architecture and Heritage so this project is a great opportunity to adapt to market's needs and to transfer the outcomes through its network of enterprises and public organisations.