“Neobuild GIE's vocation is to be the reference in terms of technological and regulatory monitoring for the benefit of the entire Luxembourg construction sector to enable it to remain at the cutting edge of progress in its main disciplines,” a statement published by the economy ministry on 19 September explains.

“These disciplines are divided into two headings: sustainable construction (materials, circular construction, healthy buildings) and construction 4.0 (digitalisation, automation, on-site assembly techniques),” it adds.

has existed since 2011, when it was launched by the Groupement des entrepreneurs (GE) and construction business federation (FECGC) as a public limited company (SA). Among other features, the initiative holds an “innovation living lab” in Bettembourg, where it tries out and monitors new technologies while serving as an incubator for related startups.

A shared responsibility between private and public actors

Under its new form, Neobuild will have several missions which the ministry lists as follows:

-       Observation and monitoring of the market in terms of innovations, technologies and national and European regulations;

-       Conducting analyses and tests of innovative products, technologies and services;

-       Disseminating to the sector all useful and relevant information relating to its missions;

-       Assistance and support for players wishing to develop an innovative product or service related to construction;

Two state representatives, Christian Tock (chairman) and Laurence Tock, as well as two representatives of the construction sector, Max Didier (vice-chairman) for the Council for the Economic Development of Construction (CDEC) and Gérard Thein for Neobuilding SA, will make up the management board.