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Projects and initiatives

What we are working on

Bergen’s first reuse centre for building materials, on Dokken, and a living lab where the industry tests circular solutions in practice. Opened 16 February 2026 in cooperation with Bergen Chamber of Commerce and the industry. It is also where the cluster is based.

NOK 100,000in reused building materials sold in the first month

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Circular economyOngoing

Concrete LEGO

Cast-in-place concrete is to become modular building blocks that can be used again. Three workshops completed with RockSlice, Frydenbø and PwC.

NOK 654,450granted by Vestland County Council

Circular economyCompleted

Urban Mining and Kontiki

We tracked one reused ventilation duct through the whole value chain, from donor building to new building. The project gave us the donor building register and a new role in the industry: urban miner.

93 %lower CO2 emissions than new ducts

Circular economyOngoing

The donor building register

Mapping of materials in buildings that are to be demolished or rebuilt, so they can be reused before they become waste.

Reusein practice, building by building

Energy and operationsAutumn 2026

The Energy School

Four sessions for owners, operators and suppliers on measures that actually cut energy use in buildings.

4sessions in autumn 2026

Energy and operationsOngoing

Operations surfing

Operations staff visit each other’s buildings and share what works. Five sessions so far, hosted by UiB, Vestland County Council, Theodor Eiendom and Sammen.

5sessions with operations managers

Energy and operationsReport 2025

Energy in operation

A report built on seven in-depth interviews with operations managers. The conclusion drew attention far beyond Bergen.

NOK 8 bnwasted in Norwegian commercial buildings every year

TechnologyAnnual

Building Tomorrow

The conference where the real estate industry meets technology companies that deliver. First edition in Bergen on 24 March 2026, with twelve scaleups on stage.

12scaleups pitched to the industry

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TechnologyCompleted

AI in practice

A three-part course series plus an evening seminar on practical use of artificial intelligence in construction and real estate. Not theory, but tools people use the next day.

3 + 1sessions and one evening seminar in 2025

NationalOngoing

Building Innovation Arctic

The cluster’s methodology brought to Tromsø and the Norwegian Arctic. Innovation Norway supports the initiative with up to NOK 1 million a year for three years. Kick-off at BoNord in January 2026.

3 yearsfunded through Hub-Node

InternationalAnnual

Study trips

We go where things happen. Portugal and Building Green in Copenhagen in 2025, New York next. Members see solutions in operation and meet people they would not otherwise meet.

3destinations in two years

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VisibilityOngoing

Building Momentum, the podcast

Conversations with people who get things done in construction and real estate. Members’ solutions and experiences, straight to your ears.

Podcastfrom the cluster

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How we work

Four ways to get things done

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Meeting places

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

36+ events in 2025

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Industry projects

We propose project ideas together with the members, put together project groups, write applications and lead the projects.

Betong-LEGO, Kontiki, Skur 26, Arctic

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Resource groups

Expert groups where members share experience, set the direction and start new initiatives.

Circular economy and energy

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Visibility

We showcase members’ solutions on stage, in newsletters, podcasts, webinars and media stories.

17 external talks in 2025

Where the members set the direction

We have two resource groups, one for circular economy and one for energy, with people from the member companies. The groups meet regularly, share what they learn, and decide which events and projects the cluster launches.

This is where the ideas come from. Want to join a group? Get in touch.

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Circular economy

Reuse, material flows and new business models. The group behind Skur 26, Concrete LEGO and the donor building register.

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Energy and operations

Energy use, operations and control in existing buildings. The group behind Operations surfing, the Energy School and the report Energy in operation.

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What it has led to

Results from the cluster

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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

One ventilation duct, the whole value chain. Documented climate effect, and a donor building register that lives on.

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

We make things happen