Technology Watch and Dissemination

The Construction Technology Centre of the Region of Murcia, through its OTRI departmentoffers companies information of great interest related to multiple aspects that need to be constantly updated, such as:

1. Regulatory information: Consultation of the most important standards that must be taken into account in any project, validity of the provisions and aspects covered. The regulations that can be consulted are: Technical Building Code, EHE, Technological Building Regulations, ISO, Basic Building Regulations, General State Regulations, UNE Regulations, CE Marking.

2. Information on the legislation in force:
Legal provisions, regulations, specifications, instructions that affect the construction sector at regional, national and international level, information and advice on grants and subsidies: Calls for applications at regional, national and international level.

3. Technological consultations:

• Search service for information from different sources.
• Alerts tailored to a certain profile.
• Consultation on scientific and technological innovations relevant to the sector.

4. Information to companies on conferences, fairs and congresses of interest to the sector.

This tool enables companies in the construction sector to identify their technology needs and innovation opportunitiesThe aim is for them to be able to design and develop R&D&I projects, with the collaboration of other agents in the Innovation System (Technology Centres, Universities, etc.).

1. ac-hoc service:
Any service required by a partner that is related to the search and dissemination of information.

2. Regular Technology Diffusion Service:
Information service that new partners receive on a regular basis without the need to make a request:

• FORTNIGHTLY E-NEWSLETTER: It includes news, Bibliographic novelties, Events, Technological Offers and Demands, Grants and Subsidies of interest, Patents and Utility Models, etc. We also highlight the latest news in the sector together with information on Courses, Technical Conferences, Workshops, Colloquiums, etc.
• EXPRESS BULLETIN: Newsletter launched with current and urgent information for companies in the construction sector.

3. Technology Watch Service:

• Sectoral VT reports: is responsible for monitoring scientific and technical developments, products and services, manufacturing processes, materials and their processing chains, information technologies and systems, legislation and regulations, the economy, etc. at the request of the contracting company.
• State of the Art Reports: Alert reports on any scientific or technical innovations that could create opportunities and threats for the sector.

The Technology Transfer is a mechanism for the propagation of capabilities. The objective of technology transfer collaborations is to foster the development and growth of the various sectors of society through access to the knowledge and experience of research, innovation and technological development groups and entities.

To this end, we offer companies:

• Advice, research and solutions to technological demands.
• Search for partners for projects and other research and innovation actions: cooperative projects.
• Search for funding for Research, Development and Innovation projects.
• Dissemination of CTCON's Scientific and Technological Offer.
• Information and advice on Industrial and Intellectual Property.
• Identification of transferable scientific and technical knowledge.

In our Documentary Fund and Library, you can find all kinds of information on the Construction Sector. To this end, we offer companies the following services:

1. Specific library service.

• With books on the sector that you can access through our website.
• Spanish and international specialised journals on construction.
• Specialised articles on the different areas of knowledge within the construction sector.

2. Loan service.

• Loan of monographs belonging to the CTCON Library.