Excel4Housing 4.0

The Erasmus+ initiative to drive the green and digital transition in the construction sector.

EXCEL4HOUSING4.0 is a Erasmus+ (ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-COVE) initiative that establishes a European network of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) to drive the green and digital transition in the construction and housing sector. The project, with a duration of 36 months, mobilises VET providers, universities, research centres, businesses, clusters, and public authorities across 10 EU countries and Ukraine (24 partners in total) to co-design training, innovation processes, and partnerships for energy-efficient, digital, and circular housing (“Housing 4.0”).

The project mobilises VET providers, universities, research centres, businesses, clusters, and public authorities across 10 EU countries and Ukraine to co-design training, innovation, and partnerships for energy-efficient, digital, and circular housing (“Housing 4.0”).

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Excel4Housing 4.0 project are:

  1. Develop cross-border training and capacity building programs:
    Co-create innovative training schemes focusing on green, digital, and circular skills for sustainable housing and energy efficiency.
  2. Establish strategic VET-Academia-Industry partnerships:
    Promote collaboration among educational institutions, SMEs, and industry leaders to ensure relevance and applicability of training programs.
  3. Advance smart and green construction skills:
    Equip learners, workers, and educators with the knowledge and tools necessary for the decarbonisation and digitalisation of the housing sector.
  4. Promote inclusive and flexible upskilling/reskilling pathways:
    Tailor learning opportunities for youth, adults, and underrepresented groups in line with lifelong learning goals.
  5. Create a sustainable funding and governance model:
    Ensure long-term sustainability and policy alignment of VET excellence in energy efficiency finance and green construction.
  6. Contribute to EU Green Deal and Circular Economy goals:
    Align training outcomes with EU environmental and social sustainability targets through systemic vocational transformation.

PARTNERS

EVBB / KTH / FIEC / AKMI / UNIPG / LNEG / MAZOWIECKA AGENCJA ENERGETYCZNA / DTTN / AF / BERUFSFÖRDERUNGSWERK DER BAUINDUSTRIE NRW / Novia University of Applied Sciences / BGT CONSULTING GROUP / OY MERINOVA AB / PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS OF PUBLIC WORKERS / FU-UPPSALA / TUCEP / CONSORCIO AGENCIA EXTREMENA DE LA ENERGIA / Yrkesakademin i Österbotten / CLUSTER D’ENERGIA EFICIENT DE CATALUNYA / UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL FUNDACIO / REGEA NORTH-WEST CROATIA REGIONAL ENERGY AGENCY / FONDAZIONE PER L’ARCHITETTURA / CENFIC / Sumy High Vocational School of Construction.