In the technical conference on the future of the building that now houses the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), in the context of this afternoon it presents sector, the White Paper industry, researchers and experts are pointing out the challenges and opportunities will face private building and civil works over the next decade.
"Climate change creates endless opportunities for the sector, which should adapt the insulation of buildings to rising temperatures and prepare the resilience of infrastructure and cities for pushing nature involving the sea level rise" , he pointed out during his speech Antonio Gomez Galvez, technology for the Construction of the Centre for the Development of Industrial technology (CDTI) under the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness industry consultant.
"The University is the ideal place to make a long-range vision, opposite the dominant short-termism, and the solutions will require and enjoy agent for many years," said Gomez Galvez.
"Companies have to be transformed to export its know-how without forgetting the internal human resources," he added the representative of the state agency that provides funding for technology and innovation projects.
"The slowdown in the sector has been a time to reflect on how to maintain the infrastructure we already have and how to do next," says Manuel Alcaraz, director of the School of Civil Engineering and Mines UPCT.
"We must change the model and for this research is key to developing a sustainable construction and urban planning logical," he said for his part Carlos Parra, director of the School of Architecture and Building.
Source: UPCT