Introduction to ITeC

The Catalonia Institute of Construction Technology Foundation – ITeC is a private non-profit organization. Established in 1978, we have since carried out research, design and development of technology-based products and services for the construction sector.

These activities, which are carried out without territorial limitation, are financed through voluntary contributions from the members of the board of trustees, the payment of the work carried out and the public and private aid received, and are planned in accordance with the Work Program and the Annual Budget approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Foundation is registered with number 84 in the Register of Foundations of the General Directorate of Law, Legal Entities and Mediation of the Generalitat de Catalunya and is registered on the Transparency Portal of Catalonia.

In accordance with the Transparency Law 19/2014, it is also registered in the Register of Interest Groups of Catalonia with number 274.

Mission

We are a private foundation that works transversely for the construction sector to improve efficiency throughout the life cycle by generating and transferring knowledge to the entire sector value chain.

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We want to be the institution that supports the construction sector with a global scale willingness to serve, a model of organization based on collaborative systems, and an approach to the whole life cycle of construction: design, construction, exploitation, maintenance, and end of life, guiding the current transformation axes of the sector: Sustainability, Digitalization, and Industrialization.

Values

• Professionality and multidisciplinary of the human team
• Transparency, objectivity and rigor
• We listen to our customers to offer trusted products and services
• We are committed to technological innovation and sustainability as a tool for transforming a sector and improving society
• We promote a culture of equality and responsibility for the environment.
• We do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability, origin, race, culture, ideology or religion
• We support our culture

History of ITeC

	ITeC was set up in 1978 when it was considered necessary to find a tool to enable progress to be made in the construction sector. Download History of ITeC (PDF)

Corporate dossier

	We are commited in what we do. We generate knowledge to improve the construction industry.Download Corporate dossier (PDF)