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Four things members do together

What we do →

Meeting places

Breakfast meetings, courses, workshops, conferences and study trips. Some are open, more are reserved for members.

Industry projects

We put together project groups, test solutions in practice and help with funding applications.

Resource groups

Expert groups in circular economy, energy and technology. Here members share experience and set the direction.

Visibility

We promote members’ solutions through newsletters, podcasts, webinars and stages.

Three ways to take part

Member, partner or academia

The difference is about role, not the number of events. Members take part. Partners help set the direction for the cluster. Academia connects research and students with the industry.

Member

Access and participation

For companies that want to be close to what is happening in the industry, and contribute where it fits.

All meeting places, including those reserved for members
Take part in industry projects and resource groups
Access to the network of 70+ companies, research institutions and public bodies
Visibility through the cluster’s channels
Insight into new companies, solutions and technology

From NOK 10,000 per yearThe price follows the number of full-time employees. Startups NOK 5,000. See the table below.

Partner

Strategic influence and responsibility

For companies that want to help shape the cluster’s direction, and take on greater responsibility for the community.

Everything included in membership
A seat on the board and closer dialogue on the cluster’s development
Early involvement in new initiatives
The opportunity to raise your own strategic issues
Extended visibility

NOK 200,000 per yearRegardless of size.

Academia

The link to the industry

For universities, colleges and research institutions that want research put into practice, and students into the industry.

Direct contact with 70+ companies that want to test new knowledge
Talks and stage time at the cluster’s events
Student projects, theses and internships with member companies
Research collaboration and joint funding applications
A place in the resource groups, where the industry sets the direction

NOK 80,000 per yearRegardless of size.

Price

What it costs

Full-time employees	Member, per year
Startup	NOK 5,000
Under 10	NOK 10,000
11–20	NOK 20,000
21–30	NOK 35,000
31–50	NOK 45,000
51–100	NOK 60,000
101–250	NOK 75,000
Over 250	NOK 100,000
Universities, colleges and research institutions	NOK 80,000
Partner	NOK 200,000

The whole company becomes a member. We are based in Bergen, but the cluster is national. A company or group joins with its entire business, and the price follows the number of full-time employees.

New companies should grow. The pace of innovation in the industry depends on founders and small and medium-sized businesses getting a seat at the table. The small ones get as much out of the community as the large ones, but pay less, so the threshold for joining is low. Startups pay NOK 5,000 per year and get the same as every other member: meeting customers at breakfast meetings, stage time at Building Tomorrow and access to companies that want to test new solutions. Both Innovation Norway and the EU emphasise that clusters should lift up start-ups and SMEs. We take that responsibility.

Universities, colleges and research institutions pay one fixed price, NOK 80,000 per year, regardless of size. Read more about academia.

If you join mid-year, we agree a price for the rest of the year.

How it works in practice

What members have got out of it

More projects →

From breakfast meeting to contract
EmpireAI met BOB

EmpireAI presented its solution at a breakfast meeting for real estate players hosted by the cluster. BOB was in the room. The meeting ended in a contract.

1 meetingOne breakfast meeting. One new customer.

Industry project
Kontiki: reuse that works

Members tracked one reused ventilation duct through the whole value chain, from donor building to new building. The project went on to produce a donor building register and a new role: urban miner.

93 %lower CO2 emissions than new ducts

International
Birdsview to New York

Birdsview joined the cluster’s delegation trip to New York. Membership gave access to a market they had not reached on their own.

NYCDelegation trip with members

Who is on board

The whole value chain around the same table

See the members →

Real estate, contractors and the public sector

Developers, real estate companies, housing cooperatives, contractors and municipalities that want to build and operate smarter.

Consultants and suppliers

Consultants, architects, technology companies and suppliers that want to test solutions with their customers.

Startups and academia

New companies that need market access, and universities, colleges and research institutions that want research put into practice.

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Not sure whether membership is right for you? Tick the box for information, and we will arrange a no-obligation meeting.

Birthe, Managing Director of Building Innovation

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