ECTP introduces STAR*track at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
On 6 November 2025, STAR*track partner, the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP), presented the project at the Smart City Expo World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, in a collaborative session with fellow project partner, METABUILDING Labs.
Nerea Gómez Morán, ECTP, took part in the “Unlocking Construction Innovation in Europe: The Metabuilding Ecosystem” session, alongside Germain Adell, General Director of the Metabuilding Association, and Emre Yontem, EcoWise Ltd (also a STAR*track project partner).
During the session, Nerea discussed how ECTP, via STAR*track and the Built4People (B4P) Partnership, aim to foster innovation on a European scale. She also underlined how Built4People Innovation Clusters (B4PICs) aim to drive the transformation of innovation strategies into concrete actions and results.
The session also featured the presentation of the B4PIC Network, a key component of the Built4People and STAR*track ecosystem. This network brings together innovation clusters from across Europe, and beyond, that share the common goal of accelerating the green and digital transition of the built environment.
B4PICs are seen as essential players in this transformation, acting as true agents of change within their respective territories. For this reason, B4P and STAR*track are committed to supporting B4PICs throughout the entire cluster maturation journey, by providing tools that facilitate their work and enhance their effectiveness.
One of these tools is the Metabuilding Platform, which looks to streamline cluster management, helping B4PICs to easily organise member relationships and leverage data-driven insights to deliver targeted content and events. The platform offers multiple benefits for B4PICs: it strengthens collaboration and communication, supports membership growth, and connects clusters to national and European networks for greater impact.
Europe is falling behind in the green transition. Via STAR*track, B4P, and the Metabuilding Platform, B4PICs hope to change this by transforming ambition into action and leading the shift towards a more resilient and sustainable future across Europe, and beyond.
