NEBULA brings transdisciplinary support to innovators in construction

The Nebula project ran from 2022 to 2025 and convened a powerful network of innovators to accelerate transformation in the built environment. It activated and nurtured a network of Innovation Clusters, connecting and scaling innovations across Europe, and built bridges between two key initiatives launched by the European Commission:

Nebula had three main goals depicted below.

NEBULA project - a powerful network of innovators to accelerate transformation in the Built Environment sector

The three main goals of the Nebula project.

Nebula’s activities included:

  • Spreading a trans-disciplinary and participative approach to innovation, via dedicated resources, and networking/peer learning actions related to the New European Bauhaus. Learn more here
  • Facilitating networking and collaboration between innovators through the formal set up of a B4PIC Network, with customised support to members, from maturity assessment to training, matchmakings and promotion of their innovations. Learn more here
  • Improving access to public and private funds for innovators via a dedicated finance help desk, providing guidelines and tools to identify and respond to public and private funding opportunities. Learn more here

Nebula was coordinated by DOWEL Innovation and gathered:

  • Three European associations: ACE, ECTP and WGBC , the two latter representing the partners other than the Union involved in the B4P Partnership
  • Two technical centers: TECNALIA is Spain and NOBATEK in France
  • Two regional clusters from the construction sector, as co-designers and beta testers of the services developed: BUILD INN in the Basque Country (Spain), and ODEYS in Occitanie (France)
  • Two consultancy companies specialising in innovation management: R2M Solution and DOWEL Innovation, France.

Please note that Nebula ran from October 2022 to March 2025 and is no longer an active project.

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The NEBULA project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101079859.
Funded by
the European Union