I am immensely proud to present the 14th edition of our newsletter, which has been synchronised perfectly so that it is available after the completion of our Spring Sector Group meeting, which is being organized together with the Environment Sector Group and the Circular Economy Thematic Group in parallel to the Circular Economy Stakeholders Conference in Brussels.  Last year’s edition of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, which was held on 6 and 7 March 2018 in Brussels, was organised by the European Commission, and this year the European Economic and Social Committee hosted the 2019 edition.

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This Conference is the main gathering of the European Circular Economy community, and it will set the scene to open up new horizons in Circular Economy, and give participants the opportunity to expand their network of Circular Economy partners.

At this meeting, the Internationalisation Thematic Group Chair of the Enterprise Europe Network, was also invited to give a presentation on how to facilitate internationalisation of European companies, bearing in mind that only 13% of European companies actually internationalise.

In this Newsletter, you will find additional information on the Brokerage Events organised by members of the SCSG. In particular, the brokerage events presented here are:-
1. Cycl'Eau Bordeaux 2019 - Water management, micropollutants and innovation in urban waters
2. Future of Building 2019 - Congress - Exhibition - B2B Meetings, Vienna
3. E²tech4Cities brokerage event and pitching session 2019, Brussels
4. AQUAMATCH, 4-8 November 2019 The World leading trade exhibition for process drinking and waste water, Amsterdam
5. Build & Connect 2020 - Pioneering technologies and practices in the sustainable building.

For those of you who are still looking for ideas, do not forget to read the Inspiration Article below. This time, the inspiration article is about an “Internationalisation Patent Licensing Methodology” developed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the Netherlands Patent Office (NPO), and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and is specifically intended for Sustainable Construction companies. The International Patent Licensing Method is carried out by using databases, which are accessible to everyone via the Internet, as well as by answering 12 questions in order to evaluate the internationalisation capacity of the relevant patent and company linked to it.

For extra inspiration and boost, our Technology Articles come from France and from start-up companies. The first technological article is about an autonomous electronic shower mixer for ecological and connected showers. This hydro-electronic technology aims to improve the energy performance of housing. The second technological article, also from a French start-up company, is about manufacturing smart greenhouses, which are designed to grow fruit and vegetables in limited spaces. The technology combines the best growing techniques with a reduced carbon footprint.

All that’s left for me to say is that I am looking forward to seeing you at one of our events!!
 

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SECTOR GROUP

Brussels: Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference


Download the Minutes of the previous Sustainable Construction Sector Group Meeting (Brussels, 4-5/3/2019) organized together with Sector Group Environment and Thematic Group Circular Economy in parallel to the Circular Economy Stakeholders Conference

URIVABO: Water is precious, let’s save it, by reusing it.

Knowing that most men omit or neglect to wash their hands, because they have to move from the urinal to the sink, and flush the urinal to clean it, I came up with the idea to Create an item combining a washbasin and a urinal. In addition to having the sink and urinal in the same volume, the main advantage of this invention is that it uses the water from washing the hands to rinse the urinal.

This concept has many other advantages: it is economic, eco friendly, hygienic, aesthetic, etc.
It is Economical and ecological: The water used for hand washing is recovered to clean the urinal; This allows a significant water saving and is an interesting recycling gesture;
It is Hygienic: In Belgium, one man out of 3 doesn’t wash his hands. The sink integrated in the urinal encourages the routine of washing the hands after urinating;
It allows space gain: With the "Urivabo", more urinals/washbasins could be placed in the same toilet area;
It is Aesthetic: The Urivabo offers different designs and is customizable at will, the possibilities are endless.
The market: Thanks to its numerous advantages, the Urivabo mainly targets the construction market. In fact, at a time when we are looking to build smart and find tips to save money, this product is the solution especially as plumbing is concerned. This product would be suitable for washrooms in public, semi-public buildings frequented by many people, such as: Hotels, cafes, restaurants and discotheques;
Sports venues (stadiums, gymnasiums ...); Recreational venues (cinemas, theatres, concert halls, ...);
Cultural centres, libraries, museums, hospitals, Airports, stations, rest areas ; Schools, universities ....;
Administrative buildings, professional buildings ; Private houses.

Contact Person: Pascale Triffoy
Chargée de mission
Tél. : +32(0)65/34.26.27
Parc Initialis - Boulevard Initialis 22 7000 Mons
Email : pascale.triffoy@hainaut.be
Site web : www.hainaut.be 
www.hainaut-developpement.be

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The Spring Sustainable Construction Sector Group Meeting was organized together with the Environment SG and the Circular Economy Thematic Group in Brussels in parallel to the Circular Economy Stakeholders Conference. The Internationalization Thematic Group was also invited to give a presentation.

The general Concept of this co-organisation was the initiation of collaborations and common activities.

To learn more about the Circular Economy Thematic Group click here

Attached you'll find the new members of our Sector Group.

Attached you'll find all of our Sector Group Members.