Enabling environments for a sustainable and circular construction sector
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Demonstrated environments that effectively enable the testing, validation, deployment and upscaling of NEB-aligned innovative construction solutions [1] are available to construction companies. Insights, data, evidence for replication and policy uptake, and practical blueprints are generated on the design, implementation and…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €4.5MEU contribution per project
- €4.2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 8projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 4 | 2 | SIRCULAR, REGEN4BE, DISCOVER |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 0 | NEBULA, DISCOVER, CIRCULess |
| Institut De Tecnologia De La Construccion De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | CIRCUBUILT, SIRCULAR, ACCORD |
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | SIRCULAR, HUBS4BUILD, FRONTSH1P |
| Science & Innovation Link Office Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | AMBIENT, DALi Lab |
| Ayuntamiento De Valladolid Valladolid | Spain | Public body | 2 | 0 | BRICKS, HUBS4BUILD |
| Fundacion Corporacion Tecnologica De Andalucia Sevilla | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | HUBS4BUILD, BIOSPARK |
| Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | REGEN4BE, AutoCE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 18partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 24%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- CIRCUBUILT – Circular Business Models for Adaptive Renovation and Sustainable Built Environment Transformation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-BUSINESS-01)
- NEB Junction – NEB Junction: The New European Bauhaus Hub For Results & Impact (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-NEB-01-03)
- NuBau – NuBau - Enabling the beautiful re-assembly of reclaimed structural components at scale (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-BUSINESS-03)
- NEB4All – New European Bauhaus for All (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-NEB-IBA)
- WoodStock – Empowering climate-smart, circular, and zero-waste use of underutilized wood from the forest and building stock in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-5)
- MYCO-PAN – Bio-fabricated Mycelium, Cellulose, and Biomineralizing Bacteria-Based Interior and Exterior Panels for a More Sustainable and Beautiful Construction Ecosystem (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-REGEN-02)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.