Purpose of Innovation
We develop advanced infrastructures with a high technological component
To this end, COMSA is positioned among the main innovative companies in the Construction sector and is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), among which SDG9 on Industry, innovation and infrastructures stands out. It is therefore essential to promote innovation through the development of new materials and techniques that improve the execution and management of our infrastructures, maintaining the objective of contributing to economic, technological and social progress, and incorporating circular economy criteria.
In addition, COMSA is committed to digitalisation and is therefore immersed in a process of digital transformation to improve business and corporate processes, placing special emphasis on efficiency in the management and processing of data in the company. Being at the forefront of new technologies, investing to optimise the efforts of our staff and constantly recycling technological knowledge to meet new challenges.
On the other hand, given the climate emergency situation, COMSA aims to promote energy efficiency and sustainability through renewable energy projects such as geothermal energy or photovoltaic panels, as well as storage and intelligent building management projects, among others.
COMSA Corporación is a founding partner and member of the Board of Directors of The Railway Innovation Hub Spain, a cluster whose mission is to promote the international projection of the Spanish railway ecosystem.
In the railway field, it is also worth highlighting COMSA’s participation in the European Smart Green Rail Joint Venture ( eSGR JV) consortium as a founding partner of ERJU (Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking). In addition to COMSA, the consortium is made up of Cemosa, Tekniker, Etra and Enyse, and will focus on the development and implementation of innovative solutions in the rail sector to meet the objectives of the European Green Deal.
It has also been a member of the board of the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) since 2019 and is a member of the following specialist innovation associations:
Certifications
COMSA Corporación has been awarded the UNE 166.002 certificate by which the Handbook of Environmental Indicators in the Construction Industry recognises its R&D&I management system, as well as other internationally prestigious certifications related to innovation and sustainability such as BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
The group also has its own R&D&I policy, which you can consult here.
R&D&I
Technology transfer applied to construction and maintenance is one of our priorities
Since 2020, COMSA Corporation has invested annually more than 8 million euros in R&D&I activities, providing support to some thirty projects under development. The commitment to technology transfer applied to the construction and maintenance sectors is a priority for the company, which has established an Innovation Policy in which the organisational culture considers this element as a differential factor integrated into all its business units.
Outstanding projects
We participate in european-wide innovation projects to boost the growth of the sector
COMSA Corporación participates in more than thirty innovation projects that are under development, among which the following stand out: