Built Environment Commons

Built Environment Commons is a French private, non-profit, innovation and communication agency that works to ensure the greatest impact of research and development in the construction industry. We believe that:* Collaboration in research and innovation between skilled people, companies and research institutions leads to the progress and well-being of Europe.* The concept of "industrial commons"(i.e. knowledge derived from publicly funded R&D, engineering and manufacturing) can be a tool to grow and drive inclusive innovation, implementing where possible: Open Innovation / Open Access / Open Data / Open Source. Our experience:* Optimization of architecture and construction processes and workflows * Collaborative construction methods (Lean Construction, IDDS, IPD)* Scientific and commercial communication, product positioning and marketing * Commercial development of renewable energies * Management of social networks and organization of events BE Commons is currently a partner in 4 Horizon 2020 projects:* SPHERE, the first EeB project to implement the Digital Twins concept in the construction sector.* METABUILDING (https://metabuilding-project.eu/), an innovative approach to support cross-sectoral innovation of SMEs through metaclustering.* METABUILDING LABS (https://metabuilding-labs.eu/)* CIRCTHREAD (https://circthread.com/)