The main objectives of the project are:

• Ecosystem actors to shift their mindset, ways of working, business models and capacities towards green trends.
• Build regional, local, national and transnational alliances for sustainable building materials by facilitating knowledge transfer, closer cooperation and joint actions between all key stakeholders.
• Explore sustainable building materials solutions in response to the emerging materials and price crises facing the sector.
• Promote the adoption of sustainable mindsets, behaviours and approaches to mitigate the risks faced by the construction sector in the context of the transition to climate change.
• Develop training activities to improve green skills for sustainable decision-making in construction projects and implement strategies for materials that reduce carbon emissions throughout the life cycle, leading to an overall reduction in energy demand and emissions.
• Help modernise the VET sector to adapt to the above trends and the need for green skills in the labour market.
• Facilitate access to quality learning opportunities by providing virtual, digital and blended learning opportunities and promoting information sharing, peer learning and exchange of experiences.
• Facilitate peer learning by providing virtual, digital and blended learning opportunities and promoting information sharing, peer learning and experience exchange.
• Create a new business model in the construction ecosystem by promoting sustainable thinking and facilitating the effective adoption of sustainable tools, approaches and practises.

WP1 – Project management

The overall management of the project is undertaken by FGS Familia including budget overall control and time management. FGS Familia is to provide guidance in terms of the financial management during the KoM and the consortium will yield monthly reports about the expenses and the related management of the project, ensuring that spending costs correspond to the actual work of the consortium partners.

WP2 – Sustainable Building Materials Awareness and Competence Package

Content
It consists in mobilizing the key factors for the sustainable development of the construction industry in carrying out constructive dialogue and deep research to enable sustainable decision-making in the selection of materials for construction projects, as well as to enable VET representatives from the construction industry to carry out creative exchanges in training programs.

The knowledge acquired and disseminated at the level of the consortium following the analysis of the project's needs will be extended outside the consortium by exploiting specialized literature, good practices and expert opinions, but also by involving key factors in the sustainable evolution of the construction industry.

The results of WP2 will form the basis for the development of training programs and awareness campaigns foreseen in the next phases of the project. The basic philosophy of the activity is reflected in increasing awareness of environmental issues and the exchange of ecological practices.

A2.1 Exploiting sustainable approaches for building materials

Objectives

• To provide the consortium, the construction sector and training providers with skills, competences and an increased awareness of the sustainable transition of the construction industry in the areas reached by this project
• Enable the exploitation of this knowledge gained from research and in the implementation of VET programs and the learning portfolio to be delivered in the form of actionable knowledge

Results: Raising awareness of the environmental impact of conventional building materials and introducing policies, initiatives, innovations and technologies related to sustainable building materials.

2.2 Liaising with the VET, the educational sector, the academia and the industry for identifying the utmost potential of sustainable building materials

This task will gather firsthand input and insight from the building industry, as well as VET and the educational sector for identifying the utmost potential of sustainable building materials as well recommendations for the sustainable building materials VET curricula.

Objectives

• To enable the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices between key stakeholders in the construction industry (professionals, designers, practitioners, professional associations, manufacturers/suppliers of construction materials, the educational environment, the academic environment) at national and transnational level
• Enable the establishment of an industrial alliance to respond to common challenges to achieve sustainable goals

Results: Facilitating networking and fostering synergies, cross-national cooperation between key stakeholders and at project partner level to align skills needs with construction industry requirements, but also engaging stakeholders in the use of good practice and sustainable building materials

2.3 Delivery of the Sustainable Building Materials Awareness and Competence Transnational Toolkit
This activity aims to raise awareness and build competencies for sustainable decision-making in building materials selection, as well as to conclude the transnational joint recommendations for the inventory of sustainable building materials.

Objectives

• To provide a set of transnational skills training tools that summarize and capitalize on the experience, knowledge and results of discussions with VET experts and stakeholders in transnational interactions.
• To provide a set of transnational tools for awareness of sustainable construction materials that can be exploited in the form of awareness campaigns that will enable behavioral changes in sustainable decision-making in the selection of materials for construction projects.

Results: Effective interaction and dialogue on ways to increase the capacity to respond to the sustainability challenges of the construction industry and in preparing the training offer adapted to the needs of learners and VET representatives.

WP3 – Deployment of the Sustainable Building Materials Knowledge Package

Content
It consists in the development and testing of the VET training program, i.e. the BUILDING MATTERS training program, which will be carried out in a digital environment, supporting the professional development of VET trainers through learning opportunities and training offers that meet sustainable and future objectives. Based on the research results and tools developed in WP2, the training program will be tailored to the needs of the target group in the construction industry. This program will have maximum transferability of knowledge, being provided in digital format and being functional in all partner languages, so as to ensure its effective integration by VET providers and even construction companies that can use it as a decision-making tool sustainable in construction projects.

3.1 Development of the Sustainable Building Materials Curricula

Objectives

• Skills development according to the New Bauhaus initiative which calls for the retraining and promotion of VET in affected sectors, such as construction, for the efficient use of new relevant materials and tools
• Developing sustainable and ecological competences of VET learners and supporting the planned approach of participating organizations on environmental sustainability in line with NEW BAUHAUS initiatives

Results: Development of the portfolio of documents with learning and assessment materials based on the results of WP2 and according to the pedagogical methodology

3.2 Development of the Sustainable Building Materials E-learning environment

Objectives

• Equipping the VET sector with a modern and digitized program to increase its attractiveness
• Development, updating and testing of the e-learning platform

Results: Development of the e-learning platform and environment and digital content

3.3 Training Activity: Transnational capacity building of Building Matters training ambassadors

Objectives

• Organizing training, awareness and skills development activities in a "train the trainer" format to provide learners with an environmentally oriented approach to a sustainable building decision
• Create a permanent working group of trained key stakeholders from the construction sector, including VET, to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, good practice and increase the impact of their learning

Results:  Development of a permanent European working group for stakeholders in the construction sector, including VET

WP4 – Deployment of the Sustainable Building Materials Awareness Raising Package

Content
It consists of fostering the engagement of key stakeholders in the construction industry, including VET, at local, national, regional level, as well as the general public facing sustainability and environmental challenges in the construction industry. The activity aspires to create local, national and transnational alliances regarding sustainable construction materials that will act as factors of multiplication and facilitation of the transition in the context of climate change, as well as in the introduction of innovative programs in the VET sector of the construction industry. Practically, the partners in the project will mobilize using all communication channels to maximize the impact of the results of the activities and increase the level of awareness.

4.1 Sustainable Building Materials Demonstration sessions/ Webinars

Objectives

• The introduction of innovative approaches that favor the multiplication and dissemination of the BUILDING MATTERS course, but also the stimulation of cooperation and the strengthening of synergies by offering opportunities for the exchange of experiences, the transfer of knowledge and best practices between participants
• Participating in bridging the skills gap, building skills, facilitating behavioral change and training key players in the construction industry to become real change agents in achieving EU objectives

Results: Demonstration of construction materials training encouraging mutual knowledge sharing, networking, interaction and open discussion between stakeholders

4.2 Engagement with sustainable building materials as a key driver for enabling climate change and sustainable transition behaviours

Objectives

• Reaching and engaging an increasing number of key stakeholders and the general public in the use of sustainable building materials (with an emphasis on recycled and secondary raw materials) as a key enabler for climate change and transition behaviors durable.
• Raising awareness of the carbon, energy and ecological footprint of building materials and the environmental aspects of building materials, in order to mobilize the construction industry towards sustainable solutions

Results: Supporting behavioral change by raising the awareness of all the target groups mentioned, becoming real change factors in the transition to a sustainable, green and efficient economy in terms of the use of environmental resources.

WP5 – Dissemination

Content
WP5 is constituted by horizontal activities that aim to disseminate Building Matters’ results as well as to ensure the sustainability of the project. Following the Dissemination and Exploitation Plan, the Consortium aims to enlarge the project audience and its recipients increasing the overall project’s impact. The WP5 will overall result in the exploitation of the Building Maters project’s outputs via the utilization of targeted dissemination activities and tools in order to achieve the overall project objective. WP5 will be led by FGS Familia with the contribution of all partners. Upon the beginning of the project, FGS Familia will develop the Dissemination and Exploitation Plan, which will be finalized upon partners consultation. All partners will foster dissemination activities all over the project lifetime, communicating the project through their existing communication channels (social networks, partners websites etc.), as well as through the project’s channels (website, social networks).

5.1 Development of the dissemination and exploitation strategy plan 

Objectives

• To develop an extensive and detailed Dissemination and Exploitation strategy Plan in order to organise and enhance Consortium collaboration in terms of project impact maximization;
• To develop and introduce the project’s visual identity and project logo as well as its multilingual website and digital materials (digital banners, posters, and flyers), social media accounts in order to foster dissemination and exploitation activities

Results

• Identification of potential stakeholders and target audiences that could be involved in dissemination activities as well as clarification of potential channels to engage them, mechanisms and tools.
• Establishment of mechanisms to manage and monitor dissemination procedure including the development of the project’s website, social media, and promotional materials.

5.2 Multiplier Events Organization & Delivery: Building Matters national awareness raising events x 6

Objectives

• To create a portfolio of Dissemination Material & Activities aiming to make the project attractive and accessible to a wider audience;
• To organize and facilitate National Multiplier Events: Building Matters national awareness-raising events (6) in order to raise awareness on targeted national audiences on the environmental impact of construction materials and introduce policies, initiatives, innovations, and technologies related to sustainable building materials. 

Results: Communication and exploitation of the overall outcomes of Building Matters project via national awareness events and the final conference.